History of the township and village of Mazomanie, Wisconsin

The first settlement in Mazomanie was made by Charles Wilson, Joshua Rhodes and Alfred Senier in 1843. These three men arrived about Christmas of that year, and for some weeks lived in a deserted Indian wigwam which was located about three miles southwest of the present village. Charles Wilson was the duly authorized agent of the British Temperance Emigration Society which had been formed in Liverpool, England, the previous year.

Looking North from Depot, Mazomanie, Wis.
Looking North from Depot, Mazomanie, Wisconsin

The country into which they came was almost an unbroken wilderness. The nearest settlers were at Cross Plains, ten miles southeast. When Wilson, Rhodes and Senier came from Milwaukee by way of Madison, they stopped at the log houses of Berry Haney and John Thomas at Cross Plains. Only a few other families were in that vicinity, and the first settlement had been made there only three years before. Madison had been laid out and named in 1835, and seven years later was a scattered village of less than four hundred people. In June, 1848, a census showed there were three hundred and forty-two inhabitants, seventy-one buildings, four church organizations and two printing offices. Three years later the population was six hundred and twenty-six.

The manuscript 1  penned by William Kittle and published in 1900 collected information from a wide variety of sources, both documents, and living interviews. The book provides a general history of the township, and then presents a series of brief biographical sketches on the early settlers of Mazomanie. The links below will take you to the start of each historical section as detailed in the contents for the book, and then the specific pages of the book where each biographical sketch is contained. There is no index for the book, nor is there a list of biographical sketches contained within.

  1. The British Temperance Emigration Society, 1843-1850
  2. The Railroad and the Village, 1850-1860
  3. The Period of the Civil War, 1861-1865
  4. Since the War, 1865-1900

Biographical Sketches of Mazomanie, Wisconsin

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1BattyEdwardhttps://accessgenealogy.com/books/history-mazomanie-wi#page/91/mode/1up
2BenedictAlbertM.https://accessgenealogy.com/books/history-mazomanie-wi#page/91/mode/1up
3BennettJosephhttps://accessgenealogy.com/books/history-mazomanie-wi#page/91/mode/1up
4BlanchardJanetteD.Mrs.https://accessgenealogy.com/books/history-mazomanie-wi#page/92/mode/1up
5BraunJohnhttps://accessgenealogy.com/books/history-mazomanie-wi#page/93/mode/1up
6BrodheadEdwardW.https://accessgenealogy.com/books/history-mazomanie-wi#page/93/mode/1up
7BronsonD.W.https://accessgenealogy.com/books/history-mazomanie-wi#page/94/mode/1up
8BronsonSeymourhttps://accessgenealogy.com/books/history-mazomanie-wi#page/95/mode/1up
9ButlerGeorgehttps://accessgenealogy.com/books/history-mazomanie-wi#page/95/mode/1up
10ButzCharleshttps://accessgenealogy.com/books/history-mazomanie-wi#page/95/mode/1up
11ButzJuliushttps://accessgenealogy.com/books/history-mazomanie-wi#page/96/mode/1up
12ButzCharlesJr.https://accessgenealogy.com/books/history-mazomanie-wi#page/96/mode/1up
13CampbellBarneyhttps://accessgenealogy.com/books/history-mazomanie-wi#page/96/mode/1up
14CareyMargaretMrs.https://accessgenealogy.com/books/history-mazomanie-wi#page/97/mode/1up
15CatlinH.B.https://accessgenealogy.com/books/history-mazomanie-wi#page/98/mode/1up
16CharlesworthPhebehttps://accessgenealogy.com/books/history-mazomanie-wi#page/98/mode/1up
17CloughGeorgeH.https://accessgenealogy.com/books/history-mazomanie-wi#page/98/mode/1up
18CorkWilliamhttps://accessgenealogy.com/books/history-mazomanie-wi#page/99/mode/1up
19CowderyHenryhttps://accessgenealogy.com/books/history-mazomanie-wi#page/99/mode/1up
20CowderyJameshttps://accessgenealogy.com/books/history-mazomanie-wi#page/100/mode/1up
21CutlerGeorgehttps://accessgenealogy.com/books/history-mazomanie-wi#page/100/mode/1up
22DavisThomashttps://accessgenealogy.com/books/history-mazomanie-wi#page/100/mode/1up
23DenuJohnhttps://accessgenealogy.com/books/history-mazomanie-wi#page/101/mode/1up
24DimentAlfredhttps://accessgenealogy.com/books/history-mazomanie-wi#page/101/mode/1up
25DimentFrederickhttps://accessgenealogy.com/books/history-mazomanie-wi#page/101/mode/1up
26DimentFrankhttps://accessgenealogy.com/books/history-mazomanie-wi#page/102/mode/1up
27DodgeBamfordhttps://accessgenealogy.com/books/history-mazomanie-wi#page/102/mode/1up
28DukersheinLouisW.https://accessgenealogy.com/books/history-mazomanie-wi#page/103/mode/1up
29DunlapAdamhttps://accessgenealogy.com/books/history-mazomanie-wi#page/103/mode/1up
30EigenmannFrederickRev.https://accessgenealogy.com/books/history-mazomanie-wi#page/103/mode/1up
31ElliottGeorgehttps://accessgenealogy.com/books/history-mazomanie-wi#page/104/mode/1up
32EllisAmoshttps://accessgenealogy.com/books/history-mazomanie-wi#page/104/mode/1up
33EllisGeorgeH.https://accessgenealogy.com/books/history-mazomanie-wi#page/105/mode/1up
34GillettGeorgehttps://accessgenealogy.com/books/history-mazomanie-wi#page/105/mode/1up
35GillettRoberthttps://accessgenealogy.com/books/history-mazomanie-wi#page/106/mode/1up
36GleasonWilliamHamiltonDr.https://accessgenealogy.com/books/history-mazomanie-wi#page/106/mode/1up
37GoddardH.J.https://accessgenealogy.com/books/history-mazomanie-wi#page/106/mode/1up
38GoodwinAlbertD.https://accessgenealogy.com/books/history-mazomanie-wi#page/107/mode/1up
39GorstRoberthttps://accessgenealogy.com/books/history-mazomanie-wi#page/107/mode/1up
40GorstJohnhttps://accessgenealogy.com/books/history-mazomanie-wi#page/108/mode/1up
41GrayHarryhttps://accessgenealogy.com/books/history-mazomanie-wi#page/108/mode/1up
42GreeneGeorgehttps://accessgenealogy.com/books/history-mazomanie-wi#page/109/mode/1up
43GreeningJamesH.https://accessgenealogy.com/books/history-mazomanie-wi#page/109/mode/1up
44HaseltineOrienB.https://accessgenealogy.com/books/history-mazomanie-wi#page/110/mode/1up
45HaseltineCurtisWoodhttps://accessgenealogy.com/books/history-mazomanie-wi#page/110/mode/1up
46HaseltineAllenE.https://accessgenealogy.com/books/history-mazomanie-wi#page/111/mode/1up
47HaseltineE.M.https://accessgenealogy.com/books/history-mazomanie-wi#page/112/mode/1up
48HaseltineW.A.https://accessgenealogy.com/books/history-mazomanie-wi#page/112/mode/1up
49HarropDavidhttps://accessgenealogy.com/books/history-mazomanie-wi#page/112/mode/1up
50HewittJosephhttps://accessgenealogy.com/books/history-mazomanie-wi#page/113/mode/1up
51HicksJohnB.https://accessgenealogy.com/books/history-mazomanie-wi#page/113/mode/1up
52HowarthHenryhttps://accessgenealogy.com/books/history-mazomanie-wi#page/114/mode/1up
53HoweCharlesM.https://accessgenealogy.com/books/history-mazomanie-wi#page/114/mode/1up
54HudsonJohnhttps://accessgenealogy.com/books/history-mazomanie-wi#page/115/mode/1up
55HugginsElizaJ.Mrs.https://accessgenealogy.com/books/history-mazomanie-wi#page/115/mode/1up
56HumphreySaphroniahttps://accessgenealogy.com/books/history-mazomanie-wi#page/115/mode/1up
57HutterAloishttps://accessgenealogy.com/books/history-mazomanie-wi#page/116/mode/1up
58JohnsFrederickW.https://accessgenealogy.com/books/history-mazomanie-wi#page/116/mode/1up
59JohnsonWalterA.https://accessgenealogy.com/books/history-mazomanie-wi#page/117/mode/1up
60JohnsonOrenN.https://accessgenealogy.com/books/history-mazomanie-wi#page/117/mode/1up
61JonesJonathanhttps://accessgenealogy.com/books/history-mazomanie-wi#page/118/mode/1up
62KerrCharleshttps://accessgenealogy.com/books/history-mazomanie-wi#page/118/mode/1up
63KesterJ.W.Dr.https://accessgenealogy.com/books/history-mazomanie-wi#page/119/mode/1up
64KirchHenryH.https://accessgenealogy.com/books/history-mazomanie-wi#page/119/mode/1up
65KnappJohnG.https://accessgenealogy.com/books/history-mazomanie-wi#page/119/mode/1up
66KnightJosephhttps://accessgenealogy.com/books/history-mazomanie-wi#page/120/mode/1up
67KundertJohnE.Rev.https://accessgenealogy.com/books/history-mazomanie-wi#page/120/mode/1up
68LappleyHenryhttps://accessgenealogy.com/books/history-mazomanie-wi#page/121/mode/1up
69LearnedHarmonR.https://accessgenealogy.com/books/history-mazomanie-wi#page/121/mode/1up
70LeesJohnhttps://accessgenealogy.com/books/history-mazomanie-wi#page/122/mode/1up
71LeesRichardhttps://accessgenealogy.com/books/history-mazomanie-wi#page/122/mode/1up
72LincolnL.A.https://accessgenealogy.com/books/history-mazomanie-wi#page/123/mode/1up
73LinleyHenryhttps://accessgenealogy.com/books/history-mazomanie-wi#page/123/mode/1up
74MadisonWilliamhttps://accessgenealogy.com/books/history-mazomanie-wi#page/123/mode/1up
75MadisonJamesDanielhttps://accessgenealogy.com/books/history-mazomanie-wi#page/124/mode/1up
76MawneyJ.G.Dr.https://accessgenealogy.com/books/history-mazomanie-wi#page/124/mode/1up
77MitchellCharles F.https://accessgenealogy.com/books/history-mazomanie-wi#page/125/mode/1up
78MorrillJohnC.https://accessgenealogy.com/books/history-mazomanie-wi#page/126/mode/1up
79MoultonStillmanhttps://accessgenealogy.com/books/history-mazomanie-wi#page/126/mode/1up
80MundtFrederickA.Rev.https://accessgenealogy.com/books/history-mazomanie-wi#page/127/mode/1up
81MurrishJohnhttps://accessgenealogy.com/books/history-mazomanie-wi#page/127/mode/1up
82MurrishSamuelhttps://accessgenealogy.com/books/history-mazomanie-wi#page/128/mode/1up
83MurrishWilliamhttps://accessgenealogy.com/books/history-mazomanie-wi#page/128/mode/1up
84ParkinSutcliffehttps://accessgenealogy.com/books/history-mazomanie-wi#page/129/mode/1up
85ParmanJohnhttps://accessgenealogy.com/books/history-mazomanie-wi#page/129/mode/1up
86ParmanChristianhttps://accessgenealogy.com/books/history-mazomanie-wi#page/130/mode/1up
87ParrWilliamS.https://accessgenealogy.com/books/history-mazomanie-wi#page/130/mode/1up
88PattersonJosephhttps://accessgenealogy.com/books/history-mazomanie-wi#page/131/mode/1up
89PinkertonWilliamDr.https://accessgenealogy.com/books/history-mazomanie-wi#page/132/mode/1up
90PowellHenryhttps://accessgenealogy.com/books/history-mazomanie-wi#page/132/mode/1up
91PughJacobhttps://accessgenealogy.com/books/history-mazomanie-wi#page/133/mode/1up
92RabbStephenO.https://accessgenealogy.com/books/history-mazomanie-wi#page/133/mode/1up
93ReedEdwinT.https://accessgenealogy.com/books/history-mazomanie-wi#page/134/mode/1up
94RobertsIdaMrs.https://accessgenealogy.com/books/history-mazomanie-wi#page/135/mode/1up
95RobinsonThomashttps://accessgenealogy.com/books/history-mazomanie-wi#page/135/mode/1up
96RowleyMoseshttps://accessgenealogy.com/books/history-mazomanie-wi#page/135/mode/1up
97SalisburyOliverM.https://accessgenealogy.com/books/history-mazomanie-wi#page/136/mode/1up
98SchafferJameshttps://accessgenealogy.com/books/history-mazomanie-wi#page/136/mode/1up
99SchildtHenryhttps://accessgenealogy.com/books/history-mazomanie-wi#page/137/mode/1up
100SchmitzJ.A.https://accessgenealogy.com/books/history-mazomanie-wi#page/138/mode/1up
101ScottD.C.Dr.https://accessgenealogy.com/books/history-mazomanie-wi#page/138/mode/1up
102SenierAlfredhttps://accessgenealogy.com/books/history-mazomanie-wi#page/139/mode/1up
103ShowersFrankhttps://accessgenealogy.com/books/history-mazomanie-wi#page/139/mode/1up
104ShowersFrederickhttps://accessgenealogy.com/books/history-mazomanie-wi#page/140/mode/1up
105SmithD.N.https://accessgenealogy.com/books/history-mazomanie-wi#page/140/mode/1up
106SmithHoracehttps://accessgenealogy.com/books/history-mazomanie-wi#page/140/mode/1up
107StewartJaneMrs.https://accessgenealogy.com/books/history-mazomanie-wi#page/141/mode/1up
108StickneyJohnB.https://accessgenealogy.com/books/history-mazomanie-wi#page/141/mode/1up
109StickneyFrederickhttps://accessgenealogy.com/books/history-mazomanie-wi#page/143/mode/1up
110StillwellMrs.https://accessgenealogy.com/books/history-mazomanie-wi#page/144/mode/1up
111SwanHaroldL.https://accessgenealogy.com/books/history-mazomanie-wi#page/144/mode/1up
112TylerJohnG.https://accessgenealogy.com/books/history-mazomanie-wi#page/144/mode/1up
113VogelC.R.https://accessgenealogy.com/books/history-mazomanie-wi#page/145/mode/1up
114WalkerHenryhttps://accessgenealogy.com/books/history-mazomanie-wi#page/145/mode/1up
115WalterJohnhttps://accessgenealogy.com/books/history-mazomanie-wi#page/145/mode/1up
116WardClarencehttps://accessgenealogy.com/books/history-mazomanie-wi#page/146/mode/1up
117WateridgeSeymourE.https://accessgenealogy.com/books/history-mazomanie-wi#page/146/mode/1up
118WhelanCurtisE.https://accessgenealogy.com/books/history-mazomanie-wi#page/146/mode/1up
119WhelanCharlesE.https://accessgenealogy.com/books/history-mazomanie-wi#page/147/mode/1up
120WhitmanAlvahhttps://accessgenealogy.com/books/history-mazomanie-wi#page/147/mode/1up
121WilsonCharleshttps://accessgenealogy.com/books/history-mazomanie-wi#page/148/mode/1up
122WilsonThomashttps://accessgenealogy.com/books/history-mazomanie-wi#page/148/mode/1up
123WilsonJohnM.https://accessgenealogy.com/books/history-mazomanie-wi#page/149/mode/1up
124WhitneyDavidhttps://accessgenealogy.com/books/history-mazomanie-wi#page/149/mode/1up
125WhitneyWilliamH.https://accessgenealogy.com/books/history-mazomanie-wi#page/149/mode/1up
126WoolrichThomashttps://accessgenealogy.com/books/history-mazomanie-wi#page/150/mode/1up

Authorities Consulted to Create Manuscript

  1. Printed reports of the British Temperance Emigration Society from 1846 to 1848 now in the possession of John Gorst.
  2. A printed report of the Society for 1849 now in drawer A-6 in the circuit court records at Madison.
  3. Deeds, mortgages and other documents relating to the Society now in the possession of John Gorst.
  4. Entries of land by the Society in the United States land office at Mineral Point, and now recorded in the office of register of deeds.
  5. The constitution and by-laws of the Society recorded in the office of register of deeds in volume 6, pages 269-286 of deeds.
  6. The Madison Argus, 1844-46.
  7. The Milwaukee Sentinel, 1844, 1845, 1850, 1860.
  8. The Madison Argus and Democrat, 1855-56.
  9. The plat book of Mazomanie on file in the office of register of deeds.
  10.  Roster of Wisconsin volunteers, volumes I, 11.
  11. Adjutant General’s report, 1865.
  12. Twelve issues of the Mazomanian of 1866 saved by John Greening.
  13. The issues of the Sickle, 1874-1900.
  14. The several church record books.
  15. The village record books kept by H. R. Learnard from 1885 to 1900.
  16. The United States census reports, 1840 to 1890.
  17. The Wisconsin census reports, 1885 and 1895.
  18. The legislative manuals of Wisconsin, 1862-1889.
  19. The blue books of Wisconsin.
  20. The session laws of Wisconsin.
  21. The histories of Wisconsin and of the counties of Dane and Columbia.
  22. The Wisconsin state historical collections.
  23. Joseph Bennett. Thomas Wilson. Henry Powell. John B. Stickney. H. K. Learnard. John Gorst. John M. Wilson. David Harrup. George Gillett.

Source: Kittle, William (1861-1942). History of the township and village of Mazomanie. Madison, Wisconsin: State Journal Print, Co. 1900.


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  1. Kittle, William (1861-1942). History of the township and village of Mazomanie. Madison, Wisconsin: State Journal Print, Co. 1900.[]

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