McComb, Alfred C.

1857 - 1939  (82 years)    Has 2 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree.

• Name	McComb, Alfred C.
  Born	28 Feb 1857	Hortonville, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Gender	Male
  1880 Census	1880	Hortonia, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Mathus Mccomb58 Mary J. Mccomb47 Jennie S. Mccomb27 Henry R. Mccomb25 Alferd C. Mccomb23 Emma A. Mccomb21 Virgil B. Mccomb14 Ina B. Mccomb12 Homer Mccomb10
  Obituary	28 Oct 1939
  Oshkosh Daily NorthWestern
  A.C. M'Comb Dies Here Today After Extended Illness Pioneer Oshkosh Lumberman and Realtor Passes Away. Funeral Rites to Be Held Monday Alfred C. McComb, pioneer Oshkosh lumberman and realtor, died at his home at 35 Mount Vernon street at 3:30 o'clock this morning after an extended period of failing health. He was 82 years of age. Born at Hortonville in Outagamie county, Feb. 29, 1857, the son of Mathew and Mary Jane McComb, he was reared on a farm and obtained his preparatory education at the Hortonville High school. He qualified as a teacher, and engaged in that profession while earning his way through Lawrence college, Appleton, graduating from that institution in June 1878. Following his graduation from college, he continued in the teaching profession in the capacity of principal and superintendent in several Wisconsin city schools and as superintendent of the Bozeman academy at Bozeman, Mont. In 1892 he came to Oshkosh and engaged in the real estate business, creating two additions, one of 40 and one of 25 acres, sub-dividing and improving the property. These additions now com- prise the Sixteenth ward. LARGE TIMBER OPERATOR Mr. McComb early invested in timber lands and farms, at one time owning in full fee title, over 100,000 acres. He was reputed to be one of the largest individual timberland owners in Wisconsin, holding tracts in Michigan, Missouri, Florida, Arkansas, Michigan and Oregon. He engaged in real estate activities in Wisconsin Rapids, Bozeman, Mont., Rib Lake, Helena, Ark., and Clover Leaf lake resort, in addition to Oshkosh. Always a public spirited citizen, the deceased contributed generously during his lifetime to various philanthropic and civic causes. A lover of music he contributed to the promotion of local bands. Although his personal religion was largely that of the "Golden rule" he donated frequently to local religious institutions of all denominations. One of his best known civic contributions was his sponsorship in 1926 of the movement that brought the mortal remains of Chief Oshkosh from their original resting place in the Keshena Indian reservation to a place of honor at the foot of Trentanove statue in Menominee park. He financed the entire project at a considerable cost to himself. Another phase of his desire to promote the beauty of the community was the construction of a towering granite monolith in Riverside cemetery. He was twice nominated for the office of state senator from the Nineteenth senatorial district, and for five years was a trustee for Lawrence college, Appleton. For many years he was a member of Kiwanis and Oshkosh Elks lodge, No. 292. June 13, 1894, he married Ella G. Wilson of this city. She preceded him in death some years ago. The survivors are: Two daughters, Mrs. G. M. Watterson. of Chicago, and Mrs. Harold Zaug of New London; one granddaughter, Suzanne Zaug of New London, and a sister, Mrs. Ina Reineking of Hortonville. Funeral services will be held Monday afternoon al 2:30 o'clock at the Mallory & Arhelger funeral home. Burial will be in Riverside cemetery. Oshkosh Daily Northwestern; Saturday, October 28, 1939 Alfred McComb Dies at Oshkosh Wealthy Lumberman Was Lawrence Graduate, Former Trustee Alfred C. McComb, 82, wealthy Wisconsin lumberman, and a grad- uate and former trustee of Law- rence college, died at Oshkosh Sat- urday. Many years ago, McComb pre- dicted his death would come in 1934 and he erected a 55-foot monolith in Riverside cemetery at Oshkosh. Queried recently about his pre- diction going wrong, he said "It must have been a bad guess." He was graduated from Law- rence college in 1878 and was a trustee from 1909 to 1912. He at one time said he owned 100,000 acres of timberland in Wisconsin, which made him the state's largest land owner. He financed a project in 1926 in which the body of Chief Oshkosh was brought from the Keshena In- dian reservation and interred un- der a monument in Menominee park at Oshkosh. Twice Mr. Mc- Comb was nominated state senator. Survivors are two daughters, Mrs. G. M. Watterson, Chicago; Mrs. Harold Zaug, New London; one sis- ter, Mrs. Ina Reineking, Horton- ville; one granddaughter. Funeral services were held today at Oshkosh, with burial under the monolith he erected at Riverside cemetery in that city. Appleton Post-Crescent; Monday, October 30, 1939
  Died	28 Oct 1939	Oshkosh, Winnebago, Wisconsin, USA
  Buried	Riverside Cemetery, Oshkosh, Wisconsin, USA
  Person ID	I204511	1FamilyTree
  Last Modified	21 Sep 2017

  
  

  Father	McComb, Matthew,   b. 1 Jan 1821, , County Down, Ireland ,   d. 8 Nov 1898  (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Stewart, Mary J.,   b. Abt 1832, Saintfield, County Down, Ireland ,   d. 6 Feb 1891, Hortonville, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age ~ 59 years)
  Family ID	F70658	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map	Load the map	Born - 28 Feb 1857 - Hortonville, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA 1880 Census - 1880 - Hortonia, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA Died - 28 Oct 1939 - Oshkosh, Winnebago, Wisconsin, USA Buried - - Riverside Cemetery, Oshkosh, Wisconsin, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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