Notable Births & Deaths for Minnesota Junction ...

Below is our list of notable people who were born, died or were buried in the area surrounding Minnesota Junction. Please note that while we are collecting data on an ongoing basis, it's a big task and it's unlikely that our list will ever be more than a sample.

• Carrie Chapman Catt
  • Social reformer. She was born in Ripon (WI) on January 9, 1859 (a Sunday) and died in New Rochelle (NY) on March 9, 1947 (a Sunday) at the age of 88. She is buried at Woodlawn Cemetery (Bronx County, New York).
  • Ripon is located 27 miles [43.5 km] to the north of Minnesota Junction.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Carrie Chapman Catt<1>
• George Washington Davies
  • Major League Baseball. He was born in Portage (WI) on February 22, 1868 (a Saturday) and died in Waterloo (WI) on September 22, 1906 (a Saturday) at the age of 38.
  • Waterloo is located 23 miles [37 km] to the southwest of Minnesota Junction.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: George Washington Davies<1>
• Paul Walford 'Lil Abner' Erickson
  • Major League Baseball. He was born in Zion (IL) on December 14, 1915 (a Tueday) and died in Fond du Lac (WI) on April 5, 2002 (a Friday) at the age of 86. He is buried at Ledgeview Memorial Park (Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin).
  • Fond du Lac is located 25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast of Minnesota Junction.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Paul Walford 'Lil Abner' Erickson<1>
• Adrian 'Addie' Joss
  • 1902/04/26:1910/07/25. He was born in Woodland (WI) on April 12, 1880 (a Monday) and died in Toledo (OH) on April 14, 1911 (a Friday) at the age of 31. He is buried at Woodlawn Cemetery (Lucas County, Ohio).
  • Woodland is located 10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast of Minnesota Junction.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Adrian 'Addie' Joss<1>
• Frederick Charles 'Fred' Merkle
  • Major League Baseball. He was born in Watertown (WI) on December 20, 1888 (a Thursday) and died in Daytona Beach (FL) on March 2, 1956 (a Friday) at the age of 67. He is buried at Daytona Memorial Park (Volusia County, Florida).
  • Watertown is located 17 miles [27.4 km] to the south of Minnesota Junction.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Frederick Charles 'Fred' Merkle<1>
• Peter R. Morris
  • Major League Baseball. He was born in Rhuddlan (Wales) on January 1, 1854 (a Sunday) and died in Columbus (WI) on December 9, 1884 (a Tueday) at the age of 30.
  • Columbus is located 17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest of Minnesota Junction.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Peter R. Morris<1>

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The official website for Dodge County: www.co.dodge.wi.us/

The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/