History of Door county, Wisconsin, together with biographies of nearly seven hundred families, and mention of 4,000 persons, Part 1

Author: Martin, Chas. I. (Charles I.)
Publication date: 1881
Publisher: Sturgeon Bay, Wis., Expositor job print
Number of Pages: 158


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HISTORY


OF


DOOR COUNTY


WISCONSIN,


TOGETHER WITH BIOGRAPIMES OF NEARLY


SEVEN HUNDRED FAMILIES, AND IENTION OF 4,000 PERSONS


BY CHAS. I. MARTIN,


STURGEON BAY, WIS. EXPOSITOR JOB PRINT.


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PUBLIC LIBRARY


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OF THE CITY OF


BOSTON 1852 . 1878


HISTORY


A 4376,117 OF


DOOR COUNTY,


WISCONSIN, 0


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TOGETHER WITH BIOGRAPHIES OF NEARLY


SEVEN HUNDRED FAMILIES,


AND MENTION OF 4,000 PERSONS.


BY CHAS. I. MARTIN.


STURGEON BAY, WIS: EXPOSITOR JOB PRINT. 1881.


* F587 .57M3


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SKETCH OF WISCONSIN.


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Territorial Government.


I State Governors from 1848 to '78 ... 2, 3


Territorial Gov's from :836 to '48 __ 1, 2 | Historical Sketch -3, 4


DOOR COUNTY.


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Boundary, etc.


-4, 5


12


County organization


17, 18, 19


12


Death's Door.


19, 20


13


A Mystery


-5,6


13


The First White Settler


6, 7, 8, 9


REVIEW OF COUNTY


9


Fruits 13,


14


Roads


9


Sheep


14


The log house


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Lumbering


.10, 11, 12


Manufactures


12


Town Organization-Origin of Name.


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Ist Washington


21


8th Nasewaupee. 68


2d Otumba (Sturgeon Bay)


26


9th Sevastopol


72


3d Forestville


46


roth Egg Harbor 77


4th Gibraltar


51


IIth Bailey's Harbor


8I


5th Brussels


56


12th Gardner 86


6th Liberty Grove


63|13th Union. 90


7th Clay Banks


65|14th Jacksonport


94


Concerning Chamber's Island Township, see page 56 and 100}2.


Letter Writters.


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H. N. Mc Cleary


16, 17


N. H. Rockwell 47


H. D. Miner


22


H. P. Jacobs 52


Jesse Miner (poem)


22, 23


R. M. Wright. -54, 55


A. Thompson


H. B. Stephenson 73,74, 75


D. A. Reed 31, 32


O. P. Graham -77, 78


L. R. McLachlan


33 M. E. Lyman. -79, 80


Jesse Kimber .34, 35


Soloman Beery 82, 83, 84, 131


Joseph Harris, Sr 37, 38 |J. E. Thorp. 94, 95, 96


Improvements, Reminiscences, Etc.


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The Canal .116, 117, 118, 119, 120 The Boys in Blue 100, 10I


The hard winter .97, 68, 99 Great Fire of 1871 .... IOI, '2,'3, '4,'5


The cold winter -99, 100, 10072 |The Sunken Island 105, 106


Maple sugar 14, 15


Fishing.


15, 16


Religious


Crops I3


Water


9


Pork raising


14


Railroads


Mails, express, etc


School facilities.


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Bertholf Mystery .106, 107, 108 Amusements


.115, 116


The Press


108, 109, 110


Uncolored facts .120, 12I


The Ferry


IIO, III


Summary 128, 129


County Seat ..


III, 112


Final Mention of Settlers.


130


Library Association 112, 113


The Death List .131, 132


Agricultural Association 113, 114


In Conclusion.


I32,133


Politics-Vote From 1856 to 1881.


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County Politics


121, 122 Vote for Assemblyman '56 to '81. .. 123


Vote for Gov. from '55 to 78. 123 |Vote for Co. Officers '56 to 81, -.____ 125


Biography of County officers for 1881-2, on page 129.


County Business Directory Page 134, 135, 136.


Biography of Old Settlers.


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Anderson, Hans P


25


Bueus, Victor


6x


Arlum, Christena


39


Benien, Peter 62


Allen, Gideon W


41


Bernville, Peter


63


Ashby, Jacob


47


Bailey, Wm. 68 1


Amunderson, Jorgen


52


Bink, John


Anderson, Aslag.


Bassford, Geo


72


Aslagson, Byron


64


Boyce. Chas


76


Anger, George


65


Bankner, Albert


76


Annasen, Syvert


68 Birmingham, Andrew


76


Arlt, Adolph


70 Barringer, John J


80


A'hern, Edward


71


Baker, Russel.


80


Armbrust, Nicholas


75


Barringer, George


81


Ash, Richard


7J Brooks. Wilder L


8 x


Arlt, Fred.


84 Beery, Soloman


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Apple, Jacob


85 Brooks, James W


84


Aherns, Fred


86 Bateman, Walter


85


Bommen, Andrew


25 Balza, Eugene.


88


Bacon, Samuel N


29 Baptist, Arnold


88


Berg, Fred


Balza, Leopold


88


Bernson, Peter


Bosman, August J


89


Bushman, Margaret.


41


Bounonville, Herbert 89


Bottleson, Erne


41 Benning, Chas .. 90


Bushmann, Caroline


42 Boullion, John B. 92


Bershaw, Martin


Baudhuin, Joseph.


93


Birmingham, Eugene


43


Baudhuin, Dennis J .


93


Boes, Hugo


43. Beward. Anton


94


Backey, Martin


44 Blair, Niel. 96


Bush, John.


47 Brabazon, Wm


97


Bernhart, Julius


47 Bagnall, J T.


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Bernhart, Robert.


47


Buchan, Wm.


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Brockhausen. Henry


48 Cornell, John


23


Brandt, August


49 Cornell, Joseph


Bacholz, John


49 Coffey, Thomas


24


Bretel, Joseph


50 Coffey, Timothy


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Brei. Anton.


50 Cramer, Martin. .


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Birdsall, Wm


51 Colignon, Joseph 39


Brown, John


54 Cocagne, Chas. A 40


Bailey, W.


55 Chase, Charles M


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Basinne, Clement


58 Campbell, J. A.


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Baye, Martin


58 Carlton, Andrew


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Bero, John B


58 Cochems, Mathias


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Baugnet, Antoine


59 Churches. Samuel 55


Balza, Michael.


59 Comble, Lambert 59


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Coco, Ferdinand


60 Derv, Casimier.


89


Charles, John B.


61 Dekeyser, Gabriel


90


Cardy, Julius


71 Degrandaggnage, Francois


90


Crass Jacob


73 Decamp, Pierri


90


Crowley, Ann


76 Delwiche, Wm


Campbell, Joseph


76 Dubois, Melchior


92


Carmody, Wm.


80 Dugean, John


92


Carmody, Thomas


80 Delfosse, Noel J


92


Carrington, Miles M


84


Delveau, Francois


92


Chapman, Isaac.


84 Delfosse, August J


92


Collins, Hugh


84 Delfosse, Louis J


92


Chater, John


85 Delfosse, Eugene


92


Collins. John


85 Dubois, Mary


93


Collin, Con


85 Dery, Gasper


93


Claflin, Wm


87 Dimond, Thomas


130


Connard, John B


87 Erickson, Nels


43


Coffin, David


89 Ellis, John


Charles, Jacques


90 Escher, George


85


Carpiam, Julie


91 Erskine, Ben J 86


Collard, Martin


9I Erskine, Link. 86


Counard, Joseph


91 Eatough, Roger


86


Chaudoir, Anton


91 Eichinger, Anton


90


Counard, Francois


93 Evrard, Francois


91


Colbot, Gustav


93 Evrard, John B


91


Calhoon, J. C.


97 Fuller, Elijah S.


36


Cromwell, N. N.


97 Fuller, Nelson W


39 40


Damkoehler, Matilda


40|Fetzer, John.


Dresser, Olive A


40 Fowels, George


Dewur, Wm


46 Foster, Joseph


Dreves, Jochin


50 Fry, Wm


Darling. Wm


55


Dennis, Frank


57 Fish, Daniel L


Dewit, Josephine.


57 Frank, Alexis


Delvaux, Celestine


58 |Falk, Vesonir.


Delvaux, Constant


58 Francois, Adrien


Daudois, Ettienne


58 Francois, Joseph.


Dachelet, Julian


58 Flachac, Mathias


62 6 ~~


Delfosse, Eugene


60 Flemal, Constant


Dachelet, Toussain


60 Flemal, Frank


Devos, Peter


60 Finan, Patrick


Dedeken, Oliver


62 Fritz, Peter


Degardin, Eugene. Dupont, Eugene


62 Fletcher, James


Dimond, Patrick


65 Farley, Patrick


87


Dickinson, Charles


69 Fabry, Guillaume


92


Donland, Barney


6g Fidler, Frederick


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Donland, Francis. ·


69 Garrett, Volney S.


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Daley, John.


71 Goodletson, Goodlet.


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Daniels, Edward.


75 Graham, Josephine E. 20


Donovan, Michael


76|Gættelmann, John


42


Dunn, James


76 Graass, John P


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Delmont, G. B


87 Guidener, Anton


50


Debroux, Alphonse.


88 |Goodletson, Thomas


53


Dockuırr, Johnlambert.


88 Gustavson, Frank


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Delsipee, Joseph ..


88 Gaspart, Frank 57


Delsipee, Guillanum


88 Gillson, Joseph 58


Dury, Isidore


89/Gigot, Joseph 59


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60 Francois, Paschal


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Gillson, Charles


60 Hurley , John


67


Gurlette, John.


60 Hayes, Michael. 80


Gaspart, Bernard


61 Hendricks, Adam 83


Greitner, Anton


63 | Higgins, Allen 85


Gunderson, H


65


Herlache, John B


88


Gros, Charles


65 Henquinet, John


89


Gormley, Cornelius


69 Holleck, George


90


Gættelmann, Andrew


96


Gillick, Phillip


71 |Hogan, Emanuel.


97


Garlach, John


71 Hunt, Thos. W


130


Gillespie, James


76|Ingebos, Constant


Grovogel, Michael.


76 Johnson, Charles


24


George, John


76 | Jacobson, Christian 24


Graham, Oliver P


77 Johnson Louis


25


Graham, Dr. David.


8o Jacobs, Philip


31


Griffin, Ann T


84 Johnson. Ole_


35


Goss, Peter 1


84 Johnson, Theodore


43


Gigot, Henry. 1 1


87 Johnson, John


43


Girondal, Charles 1 I 1


90 Johnson, A


45


Geniess Ghislain 1


91 Jacobs, H. P


52


Geulette, Florent


93|Johnson, Henry C


52


Geniesse, Clement


93 Jeffcott, Chas


53


Geivais, Prosper


93¡Jones, George


54


Hanson, Iver P 1 1 1


Haskell, Chauncey


29 Josephson, Peter


69


Harris, Joseph Sr


36 Janisch. A.


85


Hanson, Hans


39| Jenquinne, Anton 89


Hendershott, Betsey


Jenquinne, Charles 89


Houle, David


40 Jenquet, Pierre 90


Hanks, Warren


Jadin, John B.


93


Hahn, Henry F


43 Janbuet, John J


93


Hopp, Alexander


43


Janquart, Chas 94


Houle, John.


43|Jackson, Wm.


130


Hart, Oscar


43| Kalambach, Godfreid 24


Heilmann, Henry


44


Kimber, Jesse_


34


Hankel, Jacob


49


Knudson, Henry C.


36


Heittiger, Casper


49


Knudson, Ambrust


41


Hayes, Martir


50 Kruger, Frederick


44


Hanson, Soren


52


Keogh, James Sr


46


Hanson, Henry


52 Kruger, Michael


47


Hempel, August.


53


Kum, Louis 48


48


Herlache, Alexander


60


Kimple, Conrad


50


Hanson, James


64


Knudson, Christian


51


Hemple, Christian


64 Kill, Nicholas


55


Hitt, Charles I


66 Kombar, Frank 59


61


Hitt, Walter.


66 Kroanang, Henry 63


Heald, Engene.


66 Kinney, James. 71


Hoslette, John


66 Kinney, Edward 71


Horn, Wm. H


68 Klinkinburg, Capt 72


69 King, Wm.


72


70 Kemp, Dominick 76


Kirtland, N. W. 81


Hanson, Jacob


72 Kilgore, Moses


84


Hocks, John


75 Kehoe, Michael 86


Heldmann, Leonard


75 Killorn, Luke 89


Hopp, Lucas


76| Kirby, Michael 93


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Hautlet, Elois.


59 Klamski, Wm


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93 Jarman, Charles 53


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66 Kisar, John.


Haines, Talleck Heilmann, Adam Hennessy, Richard


70 Hibbard, P. G.


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Kirtland, P. W.


97 Mc Dermott, Thos.


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Larson, Christian


25


Miller, Chas. A. B


50


Lawrence. Wm. B


30 Marshall, John 53


Lawrence, Augustus W


31 Mapes, Stephen


53


Lavassor, Joseph


31 Minor, Martin


53


Long, John


39


McSweeny, Charles 1


55


Larch, Peter


I32 Mignon, Lewis


57


Leonhardt, Chris 1


41 Massart, Felix


57


Leatham, John


44 Massart, Mary E


57


Lockhart, James H. I I I


48


Massart, John B


57


Larsson, Capt. A


45 Mohemont, Antoine


57


Lawson, Alexander Sr


59


Leege, Henry


Macaux, Felican


60


Leege, John


51


Mignon, Nobert


60


Lockhart, Robert.


51


Moore, John


6I


Larson, Ole L 1 1


51 Miller, Chas


61


Lallemont, August I


6x


Lechler, Christian


55


Metzke, Carl


62


Lundburg, Carl


55 Metcalf, Andrew


65


Lardinois, Peter


58 Mackey John


66


Lebotte, Antonette


61 Madoche, Eugene


66


Leelu, Leonard


61 Madden, John


66


Lumacy, Joseph


62 Millard, P. B.


66


Labedelle, Heubert


62


Monoso, Joseph


67


Lynhart, James.


67 Masner, Thos


67


Langlois, Newel


71


Maloney, Simon


69


Liest, Paul


Mann, John


70


Laurie, Robert.


72


Monk, Fredrick


70


Long, Anton


75


Lyman, Milton E


78


Mullane, John


71


LaRoy, Wm


81


Michaels, Conrad


7 1


Lyman, Thomas I.


8I


Murray, John


71


Lafountain, Ezra.


81


Michaels, Godlip.


71


Lallemont, J. B


84 Michaels. Godfrey


7 [


Labigois, Joseph


88 Meyer, Jo' n


75


Laluzerne, Leopold


88 | Martin, Henry


75


Laviolette, Godfrey 1


89 Mann, James R. Sr


76


Lauzeone, Hubert


91 Miller, Lucas


76


Larose, Bartholemew


91 Miller, Marcus


76


Lempereur. Joseph


92 Moore, A. W


76


Laduron, Louis


92 Mashall, Ransselar


77


Leroy, John 1 1


130 Maloney, Martin


80


Miner, Henry D


21 Manna, W. G


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Mc Donald, Dennis 1


24 Meyers, Geo


86


Marshall, Wmn


29 Mc Ardle James I


86


McLachlan, L. R


33 Martin, Pierre 92


Machia, David


41 Maxini, Francois 92


Machia, Henry


41|Moore, Margaret 92


Machia, George_


1 41 Maloney, John. 93 1


41 Moore, Maurice.


93


Masse, C. A I


42 Messenger, John C. 97


Matsen, Clement


42 Mc Dermott, Michael 97


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Meyers, Charles


43 Mc Cullough, Thos. W


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Mc Eacham, Dr. A


45 Nelson, Peter


25


Miller, Peter I


48 |Nelson, Andrew


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Machia, Louis


48 Noble, Robert.


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Machia, Joseph


49 Nelson, Iver A


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Matski, Gottfreid


49 Nelson, Cap. Nels P


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McDermott, Frank


49 Nelson, Paul


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50 Noll, Jacob


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Nelson, Ever


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Roberts, Geo


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Nelson, Carl


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Rohan, John


69


Norton, John


53 Rittenburg, Michael 80


Norton, Stephen


53 Rushford, Antoine


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Naze, Prosper


58 Rowe, Daniel E


84


Naniot, Antoine


Riding, James


85


Naze, Amond.


59 Richardson, L. H


86


Nelson, Ole A


68 Rickey, Edward


86


Neuville, Jacques


87 Riley, Philip.


87


Neuville, John B


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Ottoson, Louis P


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Olson, Ole P.


26 Renard, Francois


92


Olsen, Lesabat B


Renard, Lambert


92


Olsen, Nels.


3.5 Reynolds, Thos.


96


Oneson, Abraham 1 1


51 Robinson, Joseph


97


Olson, Martin


55 Severs, Robert


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Olsen, Edward.


67 Soucie, Demas.


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Olsen, Osman.


67 Saabye, Hans O


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O'Hern, Daniel


8I Schelswick, Knud O 26 I


Olen, J. B.


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Olen, Almon P


I30 Schjoth, Erick T


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Peterson, Soren


35 Sherwood, Albert H


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Peterson Andrew


36 Stephenson, Septimus


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Post, Henry F


39 Stephenson, Sartial R


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Propsom, Peter


41 Sorenson, John


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Pinney, Silas


44 Spear, Geo. O


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Perry, Richard


46 Spear, A. M


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Perry. Matt


47 Scott, Thomas


42 43


Peterson, Peter


53 Sailer, F. X


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Poppleton, Geo


53 Smith, Thos. H


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Patris, Francois


57 Scofield, Chas


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Pierre, Alexander


61 Sorenson, Knud


44 44


Piette, Joseph


61 Stoneman, John


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Phillips, J. L.


67 Schnider, Anton I


48 48 48


Panter, Wm


85 Seiler, John 1


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Panter, Thos


85 Sullivan, James


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Peltier, Jerome


89|Stueber, Wm.


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Poriuse, Celesten


93|Schmitz, Martin


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Pensis, Gustav


93 |Stevens, Myron H .


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61 Stanley, Henry


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Queer Boy-Brussels


63 Splinger, Florence


58 6x


Reed, D. A


31 Swaboda, Martin


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Ryan, John


42 Smith, Wilhelm


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Rehr, Wm


44 Schuyler, Albert J


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Rockwell, N. N


47 Spalsbury, J. E


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Rupp, John


49 Schuster, Mathias


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Raymond, Edward S


54 Schuemacher, Louis


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Raggendoff, John


54 Schafer, Philip


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Reinhardt, Geo


55 Simon, John P.


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Rouer, Theodore 1 I


57 Simon, Nicholas


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Rouer, Charles


57 Stephan, Christopher 70


Rouer, Joseph


57 Seneft. George. 70


Rinse, Alexander


59|Seidemann, Hugo


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65 Solway, Baaka


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Schuyler, Frederick


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Theys, Joseph A.


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Stephenson, H. B


73


Thorpe, J. E.


94


Simon, Peter J


75 Vedder, Christian 55


Scott, James


84 Vorous, Levi 55


Sanderson, Wm. A


85


Vangind ertælen, Edward 57


Spring, Hugh G.


85 Verlee, Anton 62


Sloan, John.


86 Vesta, Knud


68


Stricott, Maria


88


Vesta, Nels


68


Sacotte, Florent.


88 Vandergaitte, Guillaume


91


Sacotte, Francis


88


Wright, J. T


36


Scofield, Robert


88


Warren, Albert G.


38


Swado, Michael


89


Wester, John


43


Schulz, Anton


90


Walski, Michael


49


Smith, Joseph


97 Writt, Patrick


49


Thompson, Carl


25


Woolar, Ferdinand


49


Thompson, Anton


30


Woolf, John.


50


Torstenson, Nels


30


Waters. Patrick


59


Tnck. Sarah


Weburg, Peter.


52


Thorp, Geo. H


36 Wright, Rufus M


54


Tong, Job


41 Weberg, Ole


56


Tauba, Hermann


Wanthien Gregor


62


Theisan, Anton


48


Warren, Wm. H


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Thorpe, Asa


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MUSS-ENG.CO. N.Y.


Chas I. Martin


PREFACE.


In May, 1877, we bought the EXPOSITOR printing establishment, and a helping hand was extended to us by the old acquaintances we had known ere we entered our 'teens. It was the desire of those good old fatherly gentlemen that we write up a history of Door county, and publish it in the EXPOSITOR. To refuse to comply with their wishes would have been unbecoming-even to an editor ; hence we nodded -consented. Time rolled by until one fair summer morning, 1880, when we set ourselves to work to make good the promise we made three years previous. For five or six weeks we made it our business to do nothing else than roam from town to town, farm to farm, house to house-chatting with every one we met, and personally interviewing every old settler we came across. At the beginning it was not our intention to publish the history in any other form than through the columns of the EXPOSITOR, but the continued demand for "the sketch in book form," changed our first intention. We feel that the work is not so complete as it might be, for a portion of it was got out in the midst of a political campaign, and the entire publication of it was made in weekly installments in the EXPOSITOR before being printed in this form. The reader should take into consideration the circumstances, and remember that in a work of this kind the author turns his attention only to the labor of blending facts into ideas, while the scrutinizer has the easy work of turning ideas into criticisms. We give facts and figures the preference of flowery sayings, and trust and believe that the work will be found to be correct in its narration of events pertaining to the county, and hope that it may be read with interest by those into whose hands it may come. Respectfully,


THE AUTHOR.


STURGEON BAY, April, 1881.


BRIEF


HISTORY OF DOOR COUNTY.


SHORT SKETCH OF WISCONSIN,


It is an old, and probable true saying, that "all things have a beginning and ending." As a commencing point for a brief history of Door county, it may be but just to briefly touch upon the organization of the State Door county now belongs to.


Under Territorial government, the first session of the first Legislative Assembly convened at Belmont, Iowa county, Oc- tober 25th, 1836, and adjourned December 9th, same year. Henry S. Baird, of Brown, was president of the Council.


The first Constitutional convention assembled at Madison October 5th, 1846, and adjourned on the 16th day of December, same year; having framed a constitution, which was submit- ted to a vote of the people on the first Tuesday in April, 1847, and the same was rejected. A. J. Upham, of Milwaukee, was president. A second Constitutional convention assembled at Madison December 15th, 1847, and adjourned on the 1st of February, '48; having framed a Constitution which was sub- mitted to a vote of the people on the second Monday in March following, and the same was adopted.


TERRITORIAL GOVERNORS.


The following are the names of the Territorial Governors of Wisconsin :-- Henry Dodge, appointed by President Andrew


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BOUNDRY, ETC. OF DOOR COUNTY.


Michigan. In 1823, Wisconsin was made part of a separate judicial circuit, and in 1836, was organized as a territory, with Henry Dodge as governor. On the 29th day of May, 1848, Wis- consin became a State in the Union, being the seventeenth admitted, and the thirtieth in the list of states. Wisconsin, though one of the youngest states in the Union, already ranks among the foremost in its public institutions. For its educational advantages, it is largely indebted to the munificence of Congress in donating lands for the support of common schools, a state university, normal schools and an agricultural college.


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DOOR COUNTY.


Door County was the fifteenth division of the State into counties; or, in other words, as the State gradually became divided up into counties, Door came fifteenth among the early divisions, and is bounded as follows: "Beginning on the west shore of Lake Michigan, where the south line of township 26 intersects Lake Michigan; running thence west on the town- ship line to the center of Green Bay; thence northeasterly along the center of the main channel of Green Bay to the boundary line between the State of Michigan and State of Wisconsin to a point in Lake Michigan, where the east and west line on the south side of township 26, extended easterly, would intersect the eastern boundary of the State of Wiscon- sin; and from thence west to the place of beginning."


Door county is some 60 or 70 miles in length, and averaging, perhaps, 10 miles wide-varying in width from 4 to 18 miles, and is a peninsula running northeast and southwest; the north and west shores being washed and purified by the clear waters of Green Bay, while the east shore borders on, and is rinsed by the crystal waters of Lake Michigan. The proxim- ity of the lake, the waters of which remain open throughout the year, exercise great power in equalizing the temperature; of course reducing it in the summer and cooling the extreme heat of the mid-summer sun, and acts as a balance in avoid- ing the extreme low temperature of winter-the lowest range


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of the thermometer being about the same as that in the south- ern part of the State, two hundred miles farther south.


The county was heavily timbered with various species of wood. Of the hard woods there was Beech, the various kinds of Maple, white and black Ash; red, white, and blue Oak, Ironwood, Elm, etc. Of the soft woods, Pine, Hemlock, Cedar, Basswood, Spruce, Balsam Fir, Tamarack, Poplar, etc., were abundant. For manufacturing and ship building purposes, perhaps no place in the Northwest equalled what is now Door county for furnishing timber. For the largest variety of tim- ber and shrubs, our evergreen and forest tree dealers have scattered broadcast the fact that no section in America is equal to this peninsula.


A MYSTERY.


That this section of the State was settled to a meagre extent long years before any record is given by history, is pretty gen- erally believed. Since the work began of cutting and using the large growth of timber, there are several places in this section where leaden bullets have been extracted from near the heart of large trees-said bullets being covered with from 138 to 171 rim layers or season's growth of the timber; which would indicate that the bullets had been entombed from 138 to 171 years. At the best, it is a query as to the date the bul- lets were serviceable, and we'll leave the matter for our read- ers to ponder over. Another matter that is worthy of men- tion, is the small mounds so numerous throughout this sec- tion. These small mounds look like the hills in the Southern States hoed around the roots of the mammoth corn grown in that locality. What was grown in the small hills or mounds in this section is only surmise work, but that something was cultivated is evident. In some parts of the county there are patches containing many acres where these small mounds or hills are quite regular, and average from 412 to 6 feet each way, from center to center of the mounds. From Washington Island, the extreme northern part of the county, to the towns of Union and Brussels on the extreme southern boundary, said hills or mounds may be numerously seen in patches. In every instance, where these mounds are most numerous, large forest


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trees are now growing; the trees apparently being from 50 to 150 or more years old, which would indicate that if the mounds were once utilized for agricultural purposes, that it was gen- erations ago. As with the leaden bullets, we will leave the matter for our readers to carefully investigate and solve as their own ideas may dictate. While certain theories might possibly bear one out in forming an idea that this was once a mild climate, it is also evident that there are indications that it was once the extreme reverse. Even within the past ten or twelve years, large sugar maple trees were not a few that showed cuts or "taps" six to eight feet from the ground, which would go to show that longer ago than memory now reaches, snow falls of great depth must have visited this re- gion, and the harvest of the maple sugar crop (which was probably attended to by the Indians, or a white people of which we can find no record) was far more difficult than at the present time. We also leave this matter with our readers, which may be set down as quandary No. 3.


THE FIRST WHITE SETTLER OF THE COUNTY. INDIANS-DARK AND BRIGHT DAYS.


The first white settler of any record, inside the boundaries of what is now Door county, was a man by the name of Increase Claflin, who located on what is now known as Little Sturgeon point. He came thither March 19th, 1835. At that date this was an unsurveyed country, and was a wilderness in every sense of the word. Like all new and unsettled portions of the West (in fact, like all portions of America), this was a country inhabited by the Indians. A number of the tribes that roamed this section at a very early date, had gone to their "long sleep," or been driven farther west by the Chippewa and Menominee tribes, who held the sway when Mr. Claflin located. The "Chips." and "Menoms.," as they were termed, were certainly true-blood Indians, yet they were peaceable, greasy, and lazy. At the very first the Indians were perfectly satisfied that Mr. Claflin should settle, but when he had got nicely to work, they changed their minds, and decided to drive him away. He was informed of their intention, but Mr.




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