Summary Information
Noxon - Ogden Family Papers
1819-1944
Local History Manuscript Collection 52
0.2 cubic ft. (1 box)
Milwaukee Public Library (Map)
The collection consists of papers from the Noxon and
Ogden families, prominent families who lived in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Contains
correspondence and a book manuscript.
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English
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Biography/History
James Noxon was born on 17 March 1818 in Onondaga Hill, New York and died 6 January
1881 in Syracuse, New York. He was a lawyer and politician from New York and the son
of Bartholomew Davis Noxon (1788–1869) and Sally Ann Van Kleeck Noxon (1793–1874).
James attended Hamilton College and graduated from Union College in 1838. He was
admitted to the bar in 1841, practicing law in Syracuse with his father's firm of
Noxon, Leavenworth and Comstock. He was a member of the New York State Senate (22nd
District) from 1856 to 1859 and a justice of the New York Supreme Court from 1876
until his death.
On 6 September 1842, James married Elizabeth Rebecca Cadwell (1820–1859), and they
had four children. After Elizabeth’s death, James married Sarah Matilda Wright
(1838–1922) on 2 October 1860. They had six children together. James and Elizabeth’s
daughter, Mary Elizabeth Noxon, was born on 13 November 1845 in Syracuse, New York.
In 1872, she received a teaching certificate from the City of Milwaukee and worked
briefly as an assistant at Plankinton School in Milwaukee, WI. On 28 October 1873
Mary married George Whitfield Ogden (1844-1930), a pioneer carriage maker and real
estate agent. George was the son of John Ogden (1801-1891) and Jane Eliza Gray Ogden
(1810-1904).
George and Mary had one daughter, Marion Gray Ogden, born 20 February 1875. Marion
graduated from Wells College in Aurora, New York. Early in her life she volunteered
as a probation officer for the Milwaukee County juvenile court. She was a board
member of the Milwaukee Boys’ Club for more than 40 years. In 1935, she was one of
the co-founders the Milwaukee County Historical Society. Marion died 15 June 1976.
Marion’s grandfather, John Ogden, is for whom Milwaukee’s Ogden Avenue is named.
Scope and Content Note
The collection consists of correspondence, Mary E. Noxon’s teacher’s certificate and
a draft manuscript of Marion G. Ogden’s book, Homes of Old
Spring Street. The correspondence is to or from various Noxon and Ogden
family members dating from 1819-1841.
Arrangement of the Materials
The subjects are arranged alphabetically and then chronologically.
Preferred Citation
Noxon - Ogden Family Papers, 1819-1944, Collection 52. Local History Manuscript
Collections, Milwaukee Public Library, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Related Material in the Milwaukee Public Library
John Ogden, Milwaukee pioneer
Homes of old Spring Street, 1944
Homes of old Spring Street, 1946
Administrative/Restriction Information
There are no access restrictions on the materials. The collection is open to all
in accordance with state law. The public may view Local History Manuscript
Collections by appointment at the Central Library. To request an in-person
appointment, create/login to your Special Collections Account. If you have any questions, please
contact the Archives and Special Collections Department at mplarchives@milwaukee.gov.
The researcher assumes full responsibility for conforming with the laws of libel,
privacy, and copyright which may be involved in the use of this collection
(Wisconsin Statutes 19.21-19.39).
In 2019, four small collections all related to the Noxon and Ogden families were
merged under this collection. No acquisition information is currently available.
Materials were accessioned as Local History Manuscripts.
Described by Jeffrey K. Carlin-Bartel, Volunteer Archivist, 2013. Processed by
Casey Lapworth, 2019.
Contents List
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Certificate, 1872
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2
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Correspondence, 1819, 1828
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3
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Correspondence, 1838
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1
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4
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Correspondence, 1838
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Correspondence, 1838
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Correspondence, 1841
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Box
1
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Manuscript – Homes of Old Spring
Street, 1944
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