Bio: McCaffery, Michael (History - 1849)

Contact: Janet Schwarze

Surnames: MCCAFFERY HICKEY

----Source: Biographical History of Clark and Jackson Counties, WI, published by The Lewis Publishing Co, 1891 page 306 - 307:

MICHAEL MCCAFFERY, of section 21, Thorp Township, Clark County, was born in Cedarburgh, Ozaukee County, Wisconsin, September 6, 1849, the son of Philip and Mary (Hickey ) McCaffery, the former a native of County Westmeath, and the latter of County Carlow, Ireland. They had nine children, six of whom are now living, viz.: Michael, James, Bernard, Joseph, Julia and John. One daughter, Catharine, died at the age of thirteen years, and a son, Eugene, died at the age of fourteen years. The father was brought to the United States by his parents when twelve years old, and first lived six years in Fall River, Connecticut, where he engaged in farming three miles north of that city. He now resides in Green Bay, this State.

The subject of this sketch came with his parents to Brown County, Wisconsin, in 1855, settling on a farm, where he received a limited education. His father then went to the war, and he had the principal care of the family in his absence. In the spring of 1871 he went to Chicgago, and the following fall came to this county, where he took care of a logging camp during the summers, and worked as a wood-butcher in the winters. In the fall of 1873 he came to his present farm of 160 acres, eighty-two of which is cleared, and forty of which lies on section 16, this township. Mr. McCaffery worked three years for the railroads, in estimating timber on the lands granted to the companies. He has also been engaged in logging several winters. Mr. McCaffery has been Town Treasurer two years, Assessor for the past five years, School Director six years, and is now a member of the Odd Fellows and Masonic fraternities.

Mr. McCaffery was married April 2, 1883, to Anna, daughter of William Jerard, of this township, and they have three children: Hazel, Philip and Jeannette.

MCCAFFERY HICKEY