John Hogarty, born in Virginia, came to the area known as Marathon county around 1844 and along with Ackley and Isaac Stone settled aong the banks of the Eau Claire River. When Marathon County was created in 1850, the area was occupied by the Ojibwe. The Eau Claire, navigable by canoe, was important to the area due to the presence of large tracts of virgin timber, known simply as "The Pinery."
Hogarty set up a trading post halfway up the Eau Claire; records show the principal trade was pork, flour, salt, a few 'groceries', dry goods, hardware and crockery. Isaac Stone also set up a post with similiar goods; both Hogarty and Stone bartered for furs, maple syrup and timber. Hogarty and Stone engaged in cutting and floating pine logs down the Eau Claire River with Willard Ackley, who operated a post at the forks of the east and west branches of the Eau Claire, ten miles upstream of Hogarty.
All of these men married into the Ojibwe, marrage records show the men served as witnesses at these ceremonies. Unfortunatley, no record has been found to document Isaac's marriage. However, documents do show that in 1855, following the birth of their third known child, Isaac Stone's wife died and was buried at Hogarty's Trading Post. Eventually this site became the Riverview cemetery.
The back of the marker reads:
"An Irish-Chippewa Family of Wisconsin"
John C. Hogarty of Irish ancestry, born in Virginia in 1825, came to Marathon County about 1844 and died in 1904. He was a farmer, lumberman and Civil War Veteran. He married Set-Os-Na-Qua, daughter of Swa-Juan-A-Qua and Nit-Wen-Osk and grand-daughter of Chief Great Eagle, after her death he married Moke-Gesick-Co-Qua, daugther of Sak-a-See-Do-Qua and ay-May-Way-Con
Copyright © 2009 by Cindy Bergeron Scherwinski
3 comments:
Dear Cindy,
I came upon your page while doing research for a book I'm writing about my great-great-grandparents, Willard Ackley and Mejiwanokwe (daughter of Chief Great Eagle). I know that Willard went up to northern Wisconsin at the urging of John Hogarty and that they operated a trading post with the Mole Lake Chippewa.
I have a letter written to my great-grandfather Charles Ackley by a Hogarty son who reminisced about their childhoods. The letter came from Longview, WA in the early 1920s. I'd be happy to share it with you if you would like.
If you could share any information you have about John Hogarty and his two wives, I would really appreciate it for my book.
Stuart,
I am guessing the Letter that was written to your Great-grandfather was from my great-grandfather, Clyde Hogarty, or possibly his father, which I cannot recall his name right now. I know my Great Grandfather Clyde lived in Longview, and he would've been about mid to late 20's at that timeframe, but not sure about my Great Great Grandfather. I was just doing some reading/research and came across this post. My grandfather Charles is the only one left that I have contact info for that knows a lot more about my Great x3 grandpa John. My dad or one uncle may know a bit more than I do, but our knowledge is minimal, sadly. What the back of his gravestone has inscripted, plus the stories about the trading post are about all I know.
The crazy thing about these names, before I found out about the stories with Chief Ackley a few years ago while researching some, I used to work with a Charles Ackley at a Ford dealership here in Aberdeen, Wa where I live. I asked him if he knew any family history from the mid-1800's to early 1900's that may have included Wisconsin and the tribe, but he did not have any knowledge that he could think of at the time. I just thought it was interesting and possibly a crazy small world.
I would love to read through any information that you may have when you finish your book. I have not had a chance to venture back to Hogarty or the Crandon area, but I am hoping I can in the next couple years for a summer trip. My dad went back a few years back while visiting my step-sister down in Muscoda, Wi.
Take care and good luck with your book!
-Casey Hogarty
Casey,
So sorry for the delay in getting back to you! I have been doing more research but would love to get to the Wisconsin Historical Society library in Madison. I will be in Green Bay in early December for a family wedding. I built in an extra day on our schedule to drive to Madison for that purpose.
Weird, my brother is named Charles Clyde Ackley. It was only recently that I found out that my paternal grandmother had a big say in our names. I will transcribe the letter that your great-grandfather sent to my great-grandfather and send it to you. I'll be happy to share all of my research with you. Are you a member of the Sokaogon Chippewa tribe? I know your Great-great grandfather married an Indian woman, so your great-grandfather was at least half Indian.
I've been a member of the tribe since birth. My grandmother made sure that all of us were on the rolls. When the treaty was finally settled with the United States in 1991, I received a check for a couple thousand dollars. (The payment was determined by how much Native blood you had). There was one Casino profit payment of several hundred dollars in 1995. After that time, the tribe put all Casino profits back into the reservation for sewage lines, paved streets, and Elder housing.
I'm happy to guide you through the enrollment process, should you want to do that.
Please contact me directly at my email: StuartWAckley@outlook.com
Yours,
Stuart Ackley
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