St. Martin's, Wisconsin

He established Holy Assumption Parish and was a key force in platting the settlement in 1850.

Because some German immigrants had trouble understanding the English-speaking Irish worshipers, construction of another Catholic church was requested.

A portion of the land deeded to Holy Assumption Church in St. Martin's was donated for construction of Sacred Hearts Catholic Church to accommodate the German language-speaking congregants in 1858.

A five-story windmill for grinding grain was moved from Kenosha County to St. Martins in 1868 and served farmers until it was torn down in 1934.

In Turner, Turner and Reinsch's 1898 Hand Book of Wisconsin: Its History and Geography ... and Resources, Industries, and Commerce, it is listed as having a population of 146, and is described as follows:It has a feed mill, four general stores, a shoe shop, a blacksmiths shops, and a daily mail.