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| Juda is an unincorporated, census-designated place located in the town of Jefferson, situated on sections 1 and 2, in Green County, Wisconsin. Juda is 5 miles east of Monroe along Wisconsin State Highway 11, and 81. As of the 2020 census, the population was 340, down 17 individuals from the 2010 census which listed the population as 357. Juda is now a part of the Madison Metropolitan Statistical Area. Situated on sections 1 and 2, is the land now included in the village of Juda, as entered in 1837, by Jehu Chadwick and John Crawford. In 1848, Martin Dixon platted the village on the south side of Main street, and named it Juda. In March, 1852, J D Overton, Benjamin Broadbent, Robert Hanna and A B Smith platted a village, located in fraction 6, of section 2, township 1 north, range 8 east, which contained thirty-one lots. The village was named Springfield. In 1883, H C Witmer circulated a petition and the name of the village was reverted back to Juda. The first birth in the village was Annie, a daughter of David and Martha TAYLOR. The first death in the village was Phebe, wife of Joseph Gaus. Her death occurred in October, 1850. She was buried in the old cemetery at Juda. During the following year, three of their children died. The first school house was erected in 1844. Brooks Dunwiddle was the first teacher. The school was a log building, situated on Main street. In 1847 a Baptist church was built. The first post office was established in 1847, with Edward Tenny as postmaster. The Village was on the route from Monroe to Beloit, and Janesville to Mineral Point. Mr Tenny was succeeded as postmaster by J D Axteal; and after Mr Teeny, by Charles Dudgeon, George Gaus and John Swan. BUSINESS DIRECTORY General merchandise - V B S Newman & William Bryrne Drugs - W F Moldenhauer Harness - N W Hartman Millinery - Mrs P E Reed Hotel - Chester Gifford Groceries and notions - John Swan Banking and real estate - Witmer Brothers News depot - Witmer Brothers Station agent - Samuel Young Shoe shop - Samuel Pletts Wagon shop - John Waters Blacksmith shop - A Stauffacher and Walter Mackelwee Flouring mill - E Thompson Stock-buyer - B L Wood Physicians - J Clemmer & DR Fessenden The above information is partially extracted from the "History of Green County, Wisconsin" published by Union Publishing Company, Springfield, Ill. 1884; pages 873-875 30 March 30 1967, nine female students from Juda's Union High School, Sheila Babler, Sandra Goecks, Linda Hartwig, Joyce Kaderly, Linda Moe, Janice Siedschlag, Nancy Siegenthaler, Nelva Smith and Doreen Williams were killed when a Delta Air Lines DC-8 jet crashed into the Hilton Hotel where they had been staying during a senior class trip to New Orleans, Louisiana. In 2017, on the 50th anniversary of their deaths. Juda Superintendent Traci Davis held a commemorative event to honor the lives of those nine Juda students who perished in that accident. Two famous individuals are from Juda: [Charles Frank Newman] [Gabriel Zophy] |
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