- AUGUSTUS C. MUNGER, an enterprising and popular grocer of
Janesville, Rock County, has
- acquired a handsome competence by his attention to business,
his readiness to accommodate, and his strict adherence to sound
and conservative business principles.
- Mr. MUNGER was born in Palmyra, Wis., Nov. 19, 1849. His
parents, Levi and Martha
- (THAYER) MUNGER, natives of New York and Massachusetts, respectively,
had a family of five sons and two daughters, four of whom are
now living: William Henry, of Palmyra; Augustus C., whose name
introduces this article; and Charles W. and Della (Mrs. Andrew
ROOD), both of Palmyra. The father, who was a farmer, came to
Wisconsin in the early 'forties, and located on a farm of 160
acres within three miles of Palmyra, which he speedily made productive.
At the time of his death he owned a half section of land where
he first settled in the State. He reared his children on this
farm, which was their birthplace, and here he died in December,
1895, at the age of seventy-five, after a long and useful career.
His widow still survives, and is a resident of Palmyra. She and
her husband were members of the Methodist Church, which he served
in an official capacity. He was a Republican, and at different
times had filled several township offices. His father, Alvero
MUNGER, was born in New York, and in the early days moved to
Ohio, where he continued to live, dying there at the age of eighty-five.
He had ten children. Eli THAYER, the father of Martha THAYER,
was a native of Massachusetts, but moved to Michigan in its early
settlement. He was a farmer, and lived to be eighty years of
age; his wife attained the great age of ninety-four. They had
twelve children.
- Augustus C. MUNGER lived on the home farm near Palmyra until
he reached the age of eighteen
- years. He secured his education in the district school, and
attended the Normal at Whitewater, Wis., until he was ready to
teach. After following that profession for seven winters, he
embarked in business as the proprietor and manager of a general
store at Emerald Grove, where he remained for eight years. In
1883, he came to Janesville and opened a grocery store, to which
he has given his close personal attention up to the present time.
He has done well, and it would be difficult to find a better
class of patrons than those he has secured.
- Mr. MUNGER and Miss Jeanette KETCHPAW, a daughter of George
and Lucinda (PARKER)
- KETCHPAW, were married Nov. 2, 1875. She is the mother of
four children: Percy L., Charles, Leon D. and Mabel. Percy L.
is traveling salesman for L. A. BUDLONG & Co., Chicago, his
territory being Wisconsin and southern Minnesota. Charles is
in his father's store as clerk; he was married to Cecelia GATELEV
Nov. 8, 1898, and has two sons. Mr. MUNGER is a Republican, and
fraternally is a member of the M. W. A. He lives at No. 6 Clark
Street, where his home has been for the last ten years.
-
- Taken from "Commemorative Biographical Record of
the Counties of Rock, Green, Grant, Iowa and Lafayette Wisconsin"
(c)1901, p. 191.
-
- Courtesy of Carol
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