Munson, Charles #1 ( ? - 1905), Clark County, Wisconsin History & Genealogy

Charles Munson, an old resident of the town of Spencer died suddenly in camp near McMillan last Saturday night. He had been in Spencer Saturday and had indulged to some extent in booze, toward evening he started for camp with a bottle of alcohol for company, when about a mile and half from camp he met one of the campmen who he invited to drink from the bottle. This is the last seen of him until he was discovered the following morning cold in death.

He had crawled into his bunk with all his clothing on including rubbers, cap and mittens.

Contact: Ken Wood

Obit: Munson, Charles #2 ( ? - 1905)

----Sources: Marshfield News Thursday 19 Jan. 1905 p.4 c.4

Sunday morning the residents of Spencer were shocked to hear of the sudden death of Chas. Munson. Mr. Muson was in town Saturday and returned towards evening to McMillan Camp where he was working. Mr. Munson was about 70 years old and had been a resident of Spencer about thirty years. He had no relatives in this country having come from Norway as a boy. The funeral held at the M.E. church Monday afternoon was especially sad for there were no mourners except the many neighbors who have known him for many years.

Charles Munson died of heart disease last Saturday night at one of the McMillan logging camps. He was found dead the following morning in his bunk. Munson who was an unmarried man, sixty-eight years of age, had been working in the woods all winter and last Saturday visited his home a short distance west of Spencer. He walked both ways, a distance of 16 miles, and it is believed the exhaustion brought on a fatal attack of heart trouble with which he had been suffering.

Contact: Ken Wood

Obit: Munson, Charles #3 ( ? - 1905)

----Sources: Marshfield Times Friday 20 Jan. 1905 p. 12 c 1

Chas. Munson, an old resident of this town, departed from this life Sunday morning. He was employed for B. F. McMillan & Bros., at camp No. 4. where he was found dead at an early hour. Deceased appeared to be in a healthy condition the night previous and it was a great surprise when finding him in such a condition.

Name: Charles Munson
Birthdate: 1848
Birthplace: Sweden
Relationship to Head: Other
Spouse's Name:
Spouse's Birthplace:
Father's Name:
Father's Birthplace: Sweden
Mother's Name:
Mother's Birthplace: Sweden
Race or Color (Expanded): White
Ethnicity (Standardized): American
Gender: Male
Martial Status: Single
Age (Expanded): 32 years
Occupation: Servant
Page: 397
Household
Henry Pool M 60
Mary E. Pool F 46
Eva Pool F 13
Charles Munson M 32
Fred A. Preston M 22
Susie Newland F 22
Jennie Love F 22
Hannah Moe F 22
Benjamin Wallace M 28
Jerry Bonnallie M 23
Gardiner Folsom M 22
Mohr Alex M 23
William Kennedy M 23
Henry M'Clatchie M 22
Robert Prentice M 24
John W. Clifford M 20
William Layman M 24
John Furgeson M 23
Peter Furgeson M 25
J. M. Adams M 25

This could be their marriage -- I don't know why there is no date. Other marriages marked Vol 02 Page 0083 occur in Apr/Mar 1893.

I'm afraid that it is not a good spelling of her name. I could not find anything on it or similar. Only 6 years before her death. May not have been her first marriage?

Marriage Record Details
Last Name: Genssoger
First Name: Freda
Day:
Month:
Year:
County: Clark
Volume: 02
Page: 0083

Marriage Record Details
Last Name: Munson
First Name: Charley
Day:
Month:
Year:
County: Clark
Volume: 02
Page: 0083

The following would indicate a DOB of about 1835...
MUNSON, CHARLES DEATH MARSHFIELD TIMES JAN 20, 1905 p.12 col.1
Notes: about age 70/town of Spencer

Wisconsin Deaths and Burials, 1835-1968 for Charles Monson
Name: Charles Monson
Gender: Male
Burial Date: 16 Jan 1905
Burial Place: Spencer, Wi
Death Date: 14 Jan 1905
Death Place: Mcmillan, Wisconsin
Age:
Birth Date:
Birthplace: Sweden
Occupation: Laborer
Race: White
Marital Status: Widowed
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name:
Father's Birthplace: Sweden
Mother's Name:
Mother's Birthplace: Sweden
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B06534-1
System Origin: Wisconsin-EASy
Source Film Number: 1306212
Reference Number: 57

WIFE BORN GERMANY -- a CLUE!
Wisconsin State Censuses, 1895 and 1905
Name: Chas Munson
Census Date: 1895
Residence County: Marathon
Residence state: Wisconsin
Locality: Spencer
Line: 6
Roll: v226_14
1 Male 1 Female -- 1 born Germany

1900 United States Federal Census
Name:Chas A Munsen [Chas A Mungen]
Home in 1900:Spencer, Marathon, Wisconsin
[Spencer, Marathon, Wisconsin]
Age:62
Birth Date:Mar 1838
Birthplace:Sweeden [Sweden]
Race:White
Gender:Male
Immigration Year:1875
Relationship to head-of-house:Head
Father's Birthplace:Sweeden
Mother's Birthplace:Sweeden
Marital Status:Widowed
Occupation:farmer
Chas A Munsen 62

THE AGE BEING 10 YRS OFF could be a SLIP of the PEN...?

United States Census, 1880 for Charles Munson
Name: Charles Munson
Residence: Spencer, Marathon, Wisconsin
Birthdate: 1848
Birthplace: Sweden
Relationship to Head: Other
Spouse's Name:
Spouse's Birthplace:
Father's Name:
Father's Birthplace: Sweden
Mother's Name:
Mother's Birthplace: Sweden
Race or Color (Expanded): White
Ethnicity (Standardized): American
Gender: Male
Martial Status: Single
Age (Expanded): 32 years
Occupation: Servant
NARA Film Number: T9-1433
Page: 397
Page Character: C
Entry Number: 708
Film number: 1255433
Household Gender Age
Henry Pool M 60
Mary E. Pool F 46
Eva Pool F 13
Charles Munson M 32

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