A Standard History of Waupaca County, Wisconsin. An Authentic Narrative of the Past, with Particular Attention to the Modern Era in the Commercial, Industrial, Educational, Civic and Social Development.

              HISTORY OF WAUPACA COUNTY 809
and moved to Farmington Township of Waupaca County. Here he bought eighty acres, but subsequently removed to Dayton Township and still later to the Village of Rural, where he spent the closing years of his long and useful life. He died in advanced age in 1900. He and his wife had seven children. Theresa, the oldest, is now deceased. Hiram enlisted at Hortonville, Wisconsin, in 1862, in the Union army, and died while in service during the same year. Martha was the third child and is now deceased, the fourth was William, the next two were Ira and Allen, both deceased, and George is the youngest of the family.
George AlcCrary acquired his education partly in Outagamie and partly in Waupaca County. He started out on his independent career as a farmer in Dayton Township of Waupaca County, and his activities throughout his mature years have been those of the agriculturist. He came to his present farm the last day of March, 1889, and has lived there continuously with the exception of one year. His presence in Dupont Township accounts for the clearing up of many fertile acres and the erection of the substantial buildings which make up his present farm home. He has forty acres well developed as a farm and has been un¬ usually successful in all his enterprises. .
On November 14, 1877, Mr. McCrary married Miss Mary McCunn. Airs. McCrary was born in Glasgow, Scotland, daughter of James and Jeanette (Niven) McCunn. Her mother was a native of Paisley, the place from which the Paisley shawl comes, while her father was born at Gourock, Scotland. He died in the old country. Mrs. Jeanette McCunn in 1870 came to America with three children, including Mrs. McCrary, and after landing at Quebec they made their way to Oshkosh, Wisconsin, and thence by boat to Gills Landing in Waupaca County. From there they proceeded overland with wagons and teams to the farm where Mrs. McCunn established her home. Their location was in Portage County near Sheridan, and she lived there until-her death. Airs. McCunn's mother Mary (Kirkwood) Niven had previously come to America and located in Portage County, AVisconsin, where she died. Mrs. McCrary was the second in a family of four children. Her brother James lives at Waupaca, and had come to America some time before the other chil¬ dren. Her younger sister Kate also lives in Waupaca County. Her brother John has had a noteworthy diplomatic career, having entered the consular service during AIcKinley's administration, was assigned to a post in Scotland, and now^ for a number of years has been United States Consul at Glasgow.
Mr. and Airs. McCrary are the parents of three children: Jessie Adel, Rena Catherine, and Margaret May. The family attend the Aietho¬ dist Episcopal Church. Mr. McCrary takes much interest in the local schools and is now serving as clerk of the school board in his locality.
John Pirner. To many people in other sections of the country, the name of AVisconsin brings to mind visions of rich farming land, great herds of dairy cattle and an abundance of the finest food products ever placed on the market.    In great measure this picture is true and none