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T.101N.-R.5W.
A trout stream in Winnebago
Valley.
Photo by John Stallings
From, "The History of Houston
County", Taylor Publishing, 1982 Page 52
Winnebago
Township is the second from the Mississippi on the southern border of the county
and state. It has Mayville on the north, Jefferson on the east, Allamakee
County, Iowa on the south and named for the Winnebago Indians who frequented teh
region earlier.
The first
settler was Freeman Graves. Other early settlers were Beman, Sherman,
Perry, Salisbury, Monk, Schapper, Rhug, Carston, Meyus, Barry, Walsh, Sheehan,
McCarthy, Tippery Bros., Eaton, Bommer, Coe, Doty and the five Hanson Bros.,
from Norway.
The
organizational meeting was held on May 1858 at the house of E. Laflin. The
following were elected: Supervisors, Joseph Melvin, Fred Kohlmeier and
Edmund Lynch; Clerk, Lovel Houghton; Assessor, Lark Laflin; Collector Harvey
Jones; Overseer of the Poor, John Tourtelotte; Justices of the Peace, Asa Beman,
Herman Cartson; Constables Frederick Ruhe and James Templton; Overseer of Roads,
Freeman Graves.
The 1982
officers are: Clerk, Rodney Meiners, Treasurer, LaVern Meiners; Chairperson,
Donald Kruse; Supervisors, Harold Meyer and Frank Gerardy. Assessor
Garland Moe. Submitted by Houston
Co. Historical Soceity Comm.
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