Fountain, John

1831 - Aft 1910  (79 years)    Has no ancestors but 24 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	Fountain, John
  Born	3 Aug 1831	Ghent, , Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium
  Gender	Male
  Immigration	4 Mar 1861
  Moved	Abt 1866	Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  1870 Census	1870	Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  John Fountain35 Margaret Fountain25 Will Fountain1 Elizabeth Ward27 Thomas Ward32
  1880 Census	1880	Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  John Fountain43 Margaret Fountain36 Willie Fountain11 Fredie Fountain9 Ida Fountain7 Frank Fountain5 Elizabeth Ward37
  1900 Census	1900	Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  John Fountain68 Margaret Fountain57 Frank Fountain25 Bessie Fountain17 Helene Oppman19
  1905 State Census	1905	Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  John Fountain75
  1910 Census	1910	Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  John Fountain78 Bessie Fountain27 Theresia Green21
  Biography	1911
  History of Outagamie County, Wisconsin Page 1153
  JOHN FOUNTAIN, founder and president of the Fountain Lumber Company, one of the well known lumber industries of Northern Wisconsin, was born in Belgium, August 3, 1831, a son of Bernhard and Katharine Fountain, farming people of Belgium who spent their lives in that country. John Fountain came to the United States in 1861 and first located in Waukesha county, Wisconsin, where he became engaged in building and contracting. Five years later he located in Appleton, where he built many large buildings, among them St. Mary's Catholic Church and the Presbyterian structure, and in 1875, went into partnership with Andrew Hufferman. On June 8, 1868, Mr. Fountain was married to Margaret Ward, who was born in Ireland and came to the United States with her parents at the age of four years. Mrs. Fountain died in 1900, having been the mother of four children, as follows: William, manager of the Fountain Lumber Company, and a member of the Knights of Columbus and the Catholic Relief and Beneficiary Association, married Marie M. Salchert, of Appleton, and has a family of six children; Fred, a railroad man, who is a member of the Catholic Order of Foresters, married Catherine Cloos; Frank is a lumber manufacturer in Taylor county, Wisconsin; and Bessie is the widow of Garrett Ruggles, and lives at home with her father. Mr. Fountain and his family are members of St. Mary's Catholic Church, and in political matters he is independent. About 1882, Mr. Fountain engaged in the lumber business in conjunction with his contracting interests, and soon gave up the latter occupation to give his entire time to the former. In 1897, the Fountain Lumber Company was established, with John Fountain, president; Walter Alexander, vice-president; Frank Fountain, secretary and treasurer; and William Fountain, manager. They now have a large trade throughout Appleton and the surrounding vicinity, and have a yard 200x300 feet.
  	Fountain, John Biography from History of Outagamie County, Wisconsin; 1911.
  Died	Aft 1910
  Person ID	I144936	1FamilyTree
  Last Modified	12 Oct 2015

  
  

  Family	Ward, Margaret,   b. 10 Oct 1843, , , , Ireland ,   d. 10 Jan 1902, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 58 years)
  Married	8 Jun 1868
  Children	+ 1. Fountain, William,   b. 2 Mar 1869, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 14 Apr 1937, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 68 years)   2. Fountain, Fred,   b. Abt 1871,   d. 31 Jan 1937, Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA  (Age ~ 66 years)   3. Fountain, Frank,   b. 9 Jan 1875, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 11 Jan 1944, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 69 years)   4. Fountain, Bessie,   b. 4 Apr 1885,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	1 May 2010
  Family ID	F53499	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map	Load the map	Born - 3 Aug 1831 - Ghent, , Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium Moved - Abt 1866 - Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA 1870 Census - 1870 - Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA 1880 Census - 1880 - Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA 1900 Census - 1900 - Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA 1905 State Census - 1905 - Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA 1910 Census - 1910 - Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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