Michael McCarthy (1865 - 1942)

Born 3 Oct 1865 in Center, Outagamie, Wisconsin, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Theresa (Stoffel) McCarthy — married 18 Jul 1898 in Outagamie, Wisconsin, United States

Died 8 Oct 1942 at age 77 in Outagamie, Wisconsin, United States

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Biography

Michael was born 3 Oct 1870 in Center, Outagamie, Wisconsin, to Stephen McCarthy and Margaret Stoffel. He resided in Center Township until after marriage.^[1][2]

Michael McCarthy married his cousin, Theresa Stoffel, 18 Jul 1898. After marriage they farmed in Grand Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin. ^{[3] [4] [5] [6]} They were parents of six daughters and four sons:

1. Marie (died in infancy)
2. Loretta Annie (1900-1969) married Sylvester SMITS
3. Kathyrn (1902-1964) married Edwin Robert COONEY
4. Florence Elizabeth (1904-1973) married John MOORE
5. Mabel Margaret (1906-1957) married Leonard JOCHMAN
6. Josephine Louisa (1908-1994) married Vincent EICHSTADT
7. Michael Stephen (1911-1966) married Loraine DUFFECK
8. John Anthony (1913-1984)
9. George (1915-1984) married Loraine Marie WITHAGNAN
10. Robert Timothy (1916-1976) married Valera Joyce FITZPATRICK

Michael McCarthy died 8 Oct 1942 and is buried in St Edward Cemetery, Mackville, Outagamie, Wisconsin. ^[7]

Notes

From: History of Outagamie County by Thomas Henry Ryan (Chicago), publ 1911:
MICHAEL JOHN McCARTHY, the owner of a fine farm of 170 acres, located in Grand Chute township, which he devotes to the breeding of fine live stock, was born in Center township, Outagamie county, Wisconsin, October 3, 1865, and is a son of Stephen and Margaret (Stoffel) McCarthy, the former a native of Ireland and the latter of Bavaria, Germany.

Stephen McCarthy came to the United States during the early '50s, and for ten years was employed as a farm hand in New York State. He then came to Center township, settling on a farm which he had bought three years before without seeing it, and there he continued to farm until his death, August 20, 1901. He rose to a position of prominence in his community and was elected to various local offices by his fellow townsmen. His widow, who survives him and resides on the farm, is one of the well known and much beloved ladies of that section. They had the following children: Helena, the wife of Michael Farrell, residing at Menasha; Michael John; Timothy, who lives in Grand Chute township; Etta, deceased, who was a Sister in the Good Shepherd Convent, St. Louis; Stephen, a foreman in a rolling mill at Milwaukee; William, a Center township farmer; Katherine, deceased, who was a Sister in the Good Shepherd Convent; Mollie, single, living with her brother William; Joseph, deceased, who was a dentist in Milwaukee, and Johnnie, who is living on the old homestead with his mother.

Michael J. McCarthy received a limited education in the public schools of Grand Chute township, his help being needed on the home farm when he was a boy. He remained with his parents until he was thirty-two years old, and was then married and moved to the farm which he now operates, which he had purchased some time before. He now has 170 acres of land, 155 acres being under cultivation and the rest in timber, and he operates this as a stock farm, making a specialty of Holstein cattle, registered stock, bred for dairy purposes, of which he keeps a large number on hand continually. He devotes his entire time to his stock raising, and has farm equipment that is thoroughly up-to-date in every respect. Mr. McCarthy is an independent democrat in politics, and is a member of the Roman Catholic church at Mackville.

He was married July 18, 1898, to Miss Theresa Stoffel, who was born in Grand Chute township, June 21, 1878, daughter of Joseph and Anna (Pfeifer) Stoffel, natives of Bavaria, the former being born in 1832 and the latter in 1855. Mr. Stoffel came to Outagamie county in the early '50s, buying a, farm in Grand Chute township, where he continued to live until his death in 1893. By a former marriage he had five children, and to this union with Anna Pfeifer there were born two children: Mrs. McCarthy, and Bertha, the wife of Michael Myers, a restaurant proprietor of Chicago.

Mr. and Mrs. McCarthy have had seven children, as follows: Marie, born September 8, 1899, who died in infancy; Loretta, born May 23, 1900; Kathryn, born August 22, 1902; Florence Elizabeth, born August 15, 1904; Mabel Margaret, born September 28, 1906; Josephine Louisa, born November 25, 1908, and Michael Stephen John, born February 28, 1911. Mr. McCarthy is a member of the Holstein-Fresian Breeders' Association, and is well known among stock men in Outagamie county.^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-694S-R2R?cc=1438024&wc=KG4Q-ZNL%3A518654501%2C519562301%2C518742001 : 12 June 2019), Wisconsin > Outagamie > Centre > image 16 of 32; citing NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GYBP-PJJ?cc=1417683&wc=QZ24-5C6%3A1589394822%2C1589416157%2C1589395528%2C1589394816 : 24 December 2015), Wisconsin > Outagamie > Center > ED 119 > image 29 of 34; citing NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9RN6-XXK?cc=1488411&wc=QZJT-B18%3A1037438101%2C1039257901%2C1039283701%2C1589334852 : 14 September 2019), Wisconsin > Outagamie > Grand Chute > ED 208 > image 13 of 30; citing NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89M1-CQLC?cc=2000219&wc=QZXB-XYB%3A795536601%2C797094501%2C797116101%2C952234901 : accessed 26 January 2021), Wisconsin > Outagamie > Grand Chute Town > 44-35 Grand Chute Town outside Appleton City W of Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railway [Soo Line]; Outagamie County Poor Farm, Outagamie County Workhouse > image 1 of 26; citing Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GYYL-94PS?cc=1727033&wc=QZZH-GD2%3A133639501%2C140795201%2C140845701%2C1589088860 : 24 June 2017), Wisconsin > Outagamie > Grand Chute > ED 137 > image 4 of 40; citing NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
6. ↑ "Wisconsin State Census, 1905," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-63V9-4X4?cc=1443899&wc=M6P7-RWL%3A37224601%2C37399601 : 1 April 2016), Outagamie > Grand Chute > image 1 of 19; State Historical Society, Madison.
7. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/184723365/michael-john-mccarthy : accessed 06 March 2022), memorial page for Michael John McCarthy (3 Oct 1865–8 Oct 1942), Find A Grave: Memorial #184723365, citing Saint Edward Cemetery, Mackville, Outagamie County, Wisconsin, USA ; Maintained by Leah McCarthy Kopka (contributor 47710367) .
8. ↑ Ancestry.com. History of Outagamie County, Wisconsin : being a general survey of Outagamie County history including a history of the cities, [database on-line]. Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005. Original data:History of Outagamie County, Wisconsin : being a general survey of Outagamie County history including a history of the cities, towns and villages throughout the county, from the earliest settlement to the present time. Chicago: Goodspeed Historical Association, 1911, pp. 1222-3. https://www.ancestry.com/sharing/23440432?h=4c59e3 (Free Share)