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Munson Wilson
Munson Wilson, passenger conductor of the Northern Division of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway; has resided in the county since 1845; Mr. Wilson is the son of the Hon. Joel F. Wilson; his mother, Mrs. Electa Wilson, is a daughter of Capt. John Munson, of the Revolutionary war; the subject of this sketch was born at Hebron, Washington Co., N. Y., March 19, 1837; in 1844, he came with his parents to Prairieville (now Waukesha), where they resided one year, and, in the spring of 1845, came to Town 10 north, Range 18 east (now Hartford), and settled on Sec. 21, on which the village of Hartford is now situated; in January, 1857, he engaged as brakeman on the line of the La C. & M. R.; served one year in that capacity, and was promoted to baggage master; one year later, he was appointed conductor of freight; ran freight about four years, and, in 1863, was made conductor of passenger train, and has continued to run in that capacity to this date; he has been very fortunate in his railroad experience, having met with no serious accident; he has now been nearly a quarter of a century in the company's service, under its different managements. He was married, Jan. 16, 1863, in the town of Hartford, to Miss Mary Hall, daughter of Charles Hall; they have six children-Electa M., Fannie C., Docia M., Munson, Charles S. and Charlotte M. Mr. Wilson resides on his farm, which lies just east of the village of Hartford, where he has made his home for the past thirty-six years.
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"History of Washington and Ozaukee Counties, Wisconsin," published in 1881 by Western Historical Company.