Fargo, Bert W.

1876 - 1960  (84 years)

• Name	Fargo, Bert W.
  Birth	2 Sep 1876
  Gender	Male
  1880 Census	1880	Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  George Fargo34 Margaret Fargo36 Geo. W. Fargo10 Frank B. Fargo7 Albert M. Fargo3 Mary ... Fargo7m Eliza Dunn20
  Moved	Abt 1882	Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Education - High School	1894	Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Kaukauna High School Class of 1894
  News Mention	29 Apr 1898
  Kaukauna Times
  The young man from Kaukauna responded without hesitation and the following seven young patriots departed on the 10 o'clock train for Appleton, thus placing Kaukauna among the first soldiers called out: Bert W. Fargo, J. Goss, Milo Kutchin, Chas. Chamberlain, Geo. Mulholland, Elmer Fullerton and John Daly. Kaukauna turned out a large crowd at the station to see the boys off and they left amid the cheers of their friends and the shedding of tears of their mothers and sisters. The Appleton Crescent said all Appleton turned out and united to give the company a hearty God speed. It is doubtful if such enthusiasm has ever been seen here even in the memorable days of 1861.
  1910 Census	1910	Seattle, King, Washington, USA
  Bert W Fargo32 Margaret H Fargo30
  1920 Census	1920	Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Bert Fargo41 Margarett Fargo40 Margaret Fargo4
  1930 Census	1930	Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Albert W Fargo53 Margaret Fargo50 Margaret M Fargo15 Melvina Myelaus21
  Political Office	Between 1930 and 1934	Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA   [1]
  Mayor of Kaukauna
  News Mention	14 Nov 1933
  Kaukauna Times
  FargoB. W. Kaukauna Times 11/14/1933 page 1 Four Children Burned To Death As Farm Home Destroyed By Fire
  1940 Census	1940	Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Best Fargo 67 Lorraine Fargo 57 Margaet Fargo 25
  Death	3 Nov 1960	Westtown, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
  Obituary	4 Nov 1960
  Appleton Post Crescent
  FargoBert W.9/2/187611/3/1960Post Crescent11/4/1960B9 November 4, 1960 Bert W. Fargo, Mayor of Kaukauna during the depression and a former businessman, died Thursday noon at Westtown, Pennsylvania, after an illness of about a year. He was 84. Bert came to Kaukauna at the age of six in 1882. His father made furniture and coffins in a shop on Wisconsin Ave. He live most of his life in Kaukauna leaving for a time traveling to Washington state then returning at the age of 39 to take over the family store and funeral parlor. During the depression Thilmany mill was struggling and was making plans on moving out of town. He made arrangement for the city to lend $50,000 to assist them with construction plans. The funds were paid back by the mill within five years. He was known for his wisdom. "Never let money dominate your professional interest in what you are doing. If you do it will show up in your work and it will not be as good as it should". Burt would recall that he was a member of the first football team of Kaukauna High School. The team had to practice and play in secret due to football being banded as being to dangerous a sport at that time. He graduated in 1894 from Kaukauna High School.
  Obituary	4 Nov 1960
  Kaukauna Times
  Bert W. Fargo, Mayor of Kaukauna during the depression and a former businessman, died Thursday noon at Westtown, Pennsylvania, after an illness of about a year. He was 84. Bert came to Kaukauna at the age of six in 1882. His father made furniture and coffins in a shop on Wisconsin Ave. He live most of his life in Kaukauna leaving for a time traveling to Washington state then returning at the age of 39 to take over the family store and funeral parlor. During the depression Thilmany mill was struggling and was making plans on moving out of town. He made arrangement for the city to lend $50,000 to assist them with construction plans. The funds were paid back by the mill within five years. He was known for his wisdom. "Never let money dominate your professional interest in what you are doing. If you do it will show up in your work and it will not be as good as it should". Burt would recall that he was a member of the first football team of Kaukauna High School. The team had to practice and play in secret due to football being banded as being to dangerous a sport at that time. He graduated in 1894 from Kaukauna High School. em with construction plans. The funds were paid back by the mill within five years. He was known for his wisdom. "Never let money dominate your professional interest in what you are doing. If you do it will show up in your work and it will not be as good as it should". Burt would recall that he was a member of the first football team of Kaukauna High School. The team had to practice and play in secret due to football being banded as being to dangerous a sport at that time. He graduated in 1894 from Kaukauna High School.
  Burial	Riverside Cemetery, Appleton, Wisconsin, USA
  Person ID	I155296	1FamilyTree
  Last Modified	20 Jul 2018

  
  

  Father	Fargo, George,   b. 25 May 1845, Hartford, Windsor, Vermont, USA d. 4 Oct 1911 (Age 66 years)
  Mother	McGinnis, Margaret,   b. Abt 1843, , , Vermont, USA d. 16 Jul 1913, Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA (Age ~ 70 years)
  Family ID	F58153	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Hayes, Margaret "Madge",   b. 1 Mar 1877   d. 4 Dec 1966 (Age 89 years)
  Marriage	Bef 1910
  Children	1. Fargo, Margaret
  Family ID	F58152	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Jun 2014

  
  

• Photos

  Fargo, Bert W. Mayor of Kaukauna, Wisconsin 1930-1934

  
  

• Sources

  [S1474] Carol Mainville VanBoxtel, Book - 28 Mayors Past and Present leadership in Kaukauna, (28 Mayors Past and Present leadership in Kaukauna).