“The History of Jefferson County, Wisconsin”, published: Chicago:  
Western Historical Company.   1879.


JAMES McCANN,  carpenter and joiner, Rome; born in County Antrim, 
Ireland, June 20, 1815; the early part of his life was spent in Ireland and 
England, where he learned his trade; came to America in 1840, and lived 
nine years in Pittsburg, Penn; during this time, he spent one year in 
Minnesota and Wisconsin, and erected the first building in Eau Claire; 
settled in Rome in 1849, and is one of its first settlers.  Married Miss 
Mary H. Wright, of Pittsburg, Aug. 4, 1849; they have five children - 
William A., Mary E., Joseph H., Daniel B. and Lorenzo C.  Mr. McCann 
is a Republican; has been Town Treasurer, Town Supervisor, and is 
United States Storekeeper by appointment in 1874; he is one of the 
pioneers of the Northwest, and is a member of the Methodist Episcopal 
Church.


Submitted by:  Linda Pingel  (LPingel@worldnet.att.net)