The Marty family immigrated to the United States from Switzerland over a period of
years starting in 1877. After the death of his wife, Jacob Marty along with his son,
Jacob Jr., settled in Ohio and then later Wisconsin. In 1886, Jacob returned to
Switzerland to bring his son Fred and several other members of the family over. The
following year, Carl and two of his sisters also immigrated to Wisconsin. Throughout
their lives, the Marty family played a number of prominent roles in the development
of the cheese industry in Wisconsin, particularly in the area of Swiss cheese. When
John J. Marty (1841-1922) began making cheese in 1884 in Green County, he was one of
the first to do so. Carl Marty (1873-1960), continued the production of cheese in
Green County. He was a collector of Swiss art as well and a prolific artist in his
own right. Fred Marty (1877-1954), began inspecting cheese factories in 1905 and was
considered one of the pioneers of this work.
