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City of Monroe

The land upon which the city of Monroe has since been built, was entered from the United States government by Joseph PAYNE and Jarvis RATTAN.

Other settlers were Jacob LYBRAND, Judge Jacob ANDRICK, and James CAMPBELL.

On the 28th of October, 1836, the town of New Mexico was surveyed by Abner VanSANT, for Joseph PAYNE, Jacob BINNINGER and Owen C. SMITH. It was platted on section 2, township 11 north, range 7 and contained twenty blocks, one of which was left for a public square.

On the 24th of August, 1839, Jacob LYBRAND deed to the county a tract of land described as the north half of the west half of the southwest quarter of section 35, township 2 north, range 7 east.. This was to secure the location of the county seat at this place. After several other additions, it was incorporated in the spring of 1858.

Religions were: Methodist, United Brethren in Christ, German Catholic Church, Evangelical or German Lutheran, First Congregational Church, Universalistic Church, Seventh Day Adventists, Episcopal Church, and Christian or Disciple of Christ.

City of Monroe -- An Architectural Analysis of the Historic District

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This work is taken in part from the National Register of Historic Places nomination placed by the Woman’s Club of Monroe in 1982. 


1860 Mortality Schedule (extracted from 1860 Federal Census for Green County, Wisconsin)
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Ann Austin
Mary Samrille
Merry Welsh
I M Brown
Thomas Seely
Dorothy Williams
Mary T Filbert
Paulina Shaughnessy
Sarah Miller
John W Snyder
F W Montgomery
Albert E Traux
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Monroe East School - 1915 5th & 6th Grades 
The list of students was submitted by Cathy Kubly. If anyone comes across a yearbook for 1931 this list can be amended to include all the members.
A school picture of these students appeared in Monroe Times 17 May 1986. Also pictured are Mr. HALVERSON, superintendent of schools and Theresa GETTINGS, a teacher at East School. The photo was contributed by Ula STRADER TYLER  of Monroe, one of the students. The East School closed its doors at the end of the 1985/86 school year.
Gladys Armstrong
Herbert Brown
Irene Dowling
Ozro Grinnell
Lena Knobel
Bernard O'Donnell
Chester Stuessy
Nellie Baumgartner
Glen Carr
John Elmer
Florence Haren
Gilbert Kundert
Celia O'Donnell
Donald Thorpe
Howard Blackford
Dorothy Deal
Ida Fitzgibbons
Henry Hefty
Irene McCulley
Doris Roderick
Francis Wilbur
Howard Bolender
Vera Deal
Coyla Frautschy
Wally Ingold
Alice Norton
Robert Schuetze
Loraine Wright
Herbert Boll
Edna Detwiler
Inez Frautschy
Robert Johonet
Helen Norton
Ula Strader
Norma Zinser

Monroe High School Class of 1931
List of Those Attending the 55th Reunion 23 Aug 1866
94 members of 1931 class; 28 deceased; 40 of the remaining 66 attended;  a photo of those attending appeared in Monroe Times 4 Sept 1986;
alphabetical by surname in 1931
Grant Allen
Marian Bayrhoffer Heuer
Charles Buholzer
Beatrice Donner Regez
Leon Hartwig
Harry Keegan
Fred Marty
Fidelia Ruch Waelti
John Schwartz
Selma Siedschlag Miller
Clara Augsburger Bradley
Helen Bleiler Soper
Don Clark
Lillian Eickenberger Kubly
Marvin Hartwig
Robert Kubly
Irene O'Donnell Robinson
Ed Schneider
Marjorie Schwartz Coldren
Josephine Voegeli Waeffler
Phyllis Babler Drews
Irma Bowen Schmerse
Marian Craigo Nybroten
Frank Elmer
Leland Heitz
Frances Lawner Babler
Ruth Ritschard Heinzelman
Othe Schneider
Susan Schwartz Wunschel
Jessie Ward Bruni
Vivian Batlzer Barnard
Bill Blum
Merle Durgin Ambrose
Rose Elmer Erb
Bernice Holsapple
Jean Leverson Smith
Lauretta Rosenthal Heiman
Hollis Schutt
Bernadet Sickinger Montgomery
Miriam Yost Kuebli

45th Reunion of Monroe High School Class of 1941
List of Those Attending 12 July 1986 Reunion
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Monroe High School Reunion Photos
Reprinted courtesy of "The Monroe Times"

Newspaper Extractions

Jeffersonian Democrat of Monroe
A Few Marriages & Deaths from 1856-1857
The Liberal Press
Golden Anniversary 1873
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Liberal Press 1873.pdf
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The Green County Fair Premiums 1855-1856
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Green County Fair Premiums 1856.pdf
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Probate & Real Estate 1898-1899
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Real Estate Transfers 1898-1899.pdf
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Monroe Sentinel 1851-1862          
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Monroe Sentinel 1857.pdf
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Monroe Sentinel 1860.pdf
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Monroe Sentinel 1855.pdf
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Monroe Sentinel 1858.pdf
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Monroe Sentinel 1861.pdf
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Monroe Sentinel 1856.pdf
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Monroe Sentinel 1859.pdf
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Monroe Sentinel 1862.pdf
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The Monroe Independent 1889-1891
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Monroe Independent 1890.pdf
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Monroe Independent 1891.pdf
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Monroe Evening Times 1892-1899
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Monroe Evening Times 1898 Sep-Dec.pdf
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Monroe Evening Times 1893.pdf
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Monroe Evening Times 1899 Jan-Mar.pdf
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Monroe Eevening Times 1894.pdf
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Monro Evening Times 1895.pdf
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Monroe Evening Times 1899 Apr-Jun.pdf
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Monroe Evening Times 1899 July-Dec.pdf
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Photo Gallery - Monroe, Wisconsin

Baumgartner Cheese Store ca 1950s
Borden Condensed Milk Plant ca 1911
Borden Condensed Milk Plant ca 1924
Bauman Ace Hardware ca 1950s-1970s
Cheese Row ca 1930s
Cheese Row ca 1940s
Cheese Storage ca 1930s
Cheese Days ca 1910
Cheese Days ca 1910
Cheese Days - Monroe High School Band
Parade ca 1907
Dearth-Dodge-Plymouth Dealership
Commercial Savings Bank
Court House ca 1908
Court House ca 1910
Court House ca 1911
Court House ca 1910
Court House
Court House ca 1908
Court House ca 1960
Civil War Soldier Monument on Court House lawn
Court House ca 1960s-1970s
Telephone Co and Library
Turner Hall ca 1980
Turner Hall ca 1943
Turner Hall ca 1950s
Turner Hall ca 1930s-1940s
Alphorn Motel
Vintage Postcard
East side of square
Downtown 16th Ave
West side of square ca 1940
Monroe Downtown ca 1970s
Monroe Downtown ca 1904
North side of square
South Side of Square ca 1907
Snow Piles ca 1910
Snow Storm 1910
Washington St west of Green
Russell St east of Van Buren
West Washington St
East Washington St
East Washington St ca 1912
West on East Washington ca 1914
Fairgrounds
Fairgrounds race track
Churchill School ca 1915
Monroe High School
Monroe High School ca 1908
High School ca 1942
Lincoln School
Horse drawn buggy
Idle Hour Mansion
Loofbourow Hospital ca 1907
Ludlow House ca 1924
Ludlow House ca 1907
Ludlow Library ca 1905
Ludlow Library ca 1912
Ludlow Library ca 1920
Monroe Clinic ca 1950s
Monroe Depot ca 1912
Monroe Depot
Opera House
Recreation Park Swimming Pool
St Clare Hospital
St Clare Hospital ca 1959
St Clare Hospital
S W Krueger Shoeing & Repairing ca 1914
Monroe Churches ca 1930s
Immanuel Evangelical Church ca 1940
Immanuel Evangelical Church ca 1940
M E Church - Street View ca 1910
M E Church ca 1910
Grace Lutheran Church ca 1920
St Johns Church ca 1915-1930
St Johns Church ca 1945
St John's German Lutheran Church ca 1910
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