Frank McGrath (1909-1910)

Birth: April 1857

Death: Unknown Date 1936 (Age 78)

Burial: Saint Augustine Cemetery (Chilton, Calumet County, Wisconsin)


Frank McGrath was born in the town of Rantoul, Calumet County in April, 1857, the son of James and Mary McGrath. On Oct. 20, 1884, he was united in marriage to Miss Margaret Fitzsimmons at Good Thunder, Minn. The couple always made their home here. For many years Mr. McGrath was a blacksmith and for a short period he was engaged in the hardware and furniture business. Before he served as mayor, he was a member of the city council. He was a faithful member of St. Augustine's Church and also belonged to its Holy Name Society and to the Catholic Knights of Wisconsin.

Mr. and Mrs. McGrath had 8 children, Dr. R. C. McGrath, J. C. McGrath both of Chilton, Earl McGrath of Appleton, Mrs. Edward Kueth and Mrs. G. B. Hendricks, both of Milwaukee, Mrs. Carl Anderson of Detroit, Mich., Mrs. Cyrill Peerenboom of Appleton, and Miss Georgiana McGrath at Cleveland, Ohio, thirteen grandchildren, two sisters, Mrs. Hephner and Miss Catherine McGrath both of Chilton and a brother, P. H. McGrath of St. Paul, Minn.