Bio: McGrogan, John (History - 1848)

Contact: Janet Schwarze

Surnames: MCGROGAN GIBBS FINNEGAN SULLIVAN

----Source: Biographical History of Clark and Jackson Counties, Wisconsin, by The Lewis Publishing Co., 1891, pg. 363-364.

JOHN MCGROGAN, a livery, transfer, dray and mail carrier of Thorp, was born in Guelph, Ontario, November 5, 1848, the son of James McGrogan, a native of County Antrim, Ireland, who came to Connecticut as early as 1845. He was a farmer by occupation. Our subject's mother, nee Jane Gibbs, was a native of County Tyrone, Ireland. They were the parents of six children, four of whom still survive: John, Felix, Eliza and James.

Our subject came to Wrightstown, Wisconsin, in the fall of 1871, and thence to Dorchester, this county, in 1874. While in the latter place he worked in the pineries, and also took contracts for cutting wood for the Wisconsin Central Railroad Company. In 1879 he went to Connecticut, but the next year returned to this county, locating in Abbotsford, where he remained one year. When he reached that place he did not have enough money to pay for his dinner, but succeeded in borrowing some money. He next went to Stanley, Chippewa County, and in October, 1881, came to Thorp. The place then had but one-half mile of turnpike road, and there were but six o seven horses, five carriages, two double buggies, six cutters and a dray wagon. He owns a livery stable and a fine residence.

Mr. McGrogan was married May 12, 1873, to Margaret Finnegan, daughter of Michael Finnegan, now deceased. They have had six children, five of whom are still living, viz: William, Martha A., Olive M., Martha and Margaret. One daughter, Agnes A., died in infancy. The mother died January 22, 1885, and Mr. McGrogan was married July 8, same year, to Hannora Sullivan, daughter of Frank Sullivan, late of Brown County, Wisconsin.

MCGROGAN GIBBS FINNEGAN SULLIVAN