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John Leroy, of Egg Harbor-farmer; born New York 1846; married Effie J. Olen 1874; has four children.
1855. Frederick Fidler, of Sevastopol-retired from labor; born Germany 1801; married Anna E. Trankler 1851; has one child, Louis, who married Nellie Knudson 1878, and has one child.
1857. Z. B. Olen, Sevastopol -laborer; born Pennsylvania 1849; married Sophia Z Surfus 1870; has five children.
1857. Almon P. Olen, bought land in Gibraltar; born Beaver Dam 1851. .
1864. Wm. Buchan, Sevastopol-gardener; born Scotland 1820; married Matilda E. Olen 1865; has one child.
1867. Thomas W. Hunt, Liberty Grove-farmer; born New York 1842; married Matilda E. Feets 1861; has seven children
1867. William Marshall, Liberty Grove-agent for the North Bay property; born in Scotland 1839; married Agnes Camp- bell 1862; has seven children.
1868. Thomas Dimond, proprietor of the Sister Bay saw and grist mill, and pier owner; born Ireland 1847; morried Ellen J. Agan 1870. Second marriage 1880, to Alice G. Cullen; has two children.
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MR. BEERY'S LETTER-CONTINUED FROM JANUARY 17TH. BAILEY'S HARBOR, Wisconsin. January 27th, 1880.
Soloman Beery to C. I. Martin:
In my letter of the 17th inst. I omitted mention of some of the old settlers for want of time to "write them up" before the mail went out. The following completes the mention of the old settlers in this town- if my recollection serves me right :.... 1869, I think was the year the National Hotel was built here by Thos. W. Mccullough (who came to the Harbor with his father in 1857). In 1879 the National was enlarged by the addition of a spacious and elegant public hall and bar room .... 1867, F. & A. Braasch built a store here, and filled it with general merchandise, provisions, etc .; to exchange for forest products. A year later Adam Sechrest was added to the firm changed to Braasch & Sechrest. They built a large and commodious store, and did a thriving business for some time, when the firm was dissolved, and Roger Eatough purchased the buildings built by F. & A. Braach, and converted them into a public house, now known as the Globe Hotel. .... 1870 Thomas Severn purchased of Alexander Mitchell, of Mil- waukee, the property here known as the Sweet property; platted and laid out the village of Bailey's Harbor, and built a fine store and resi- dence here, near the shore end of the old pier. The store was occu- pied by T. & H. C. Severn, and was filled with an immense stock of provisions, groceries, hardware, crockery, china, boots and shoes, dry- goods, ready made clothing, etc .; continuing until 187-, when they sold out the store and pier property to F. Wohltmann, who is still doing business at the old stand .... In 1870 F. Wohltmann first came to Bailey's Harbor with a stock of goods, and occupied the store built by the Messrs Braasch until 187-, when he bought the Severn property, as above stated. He carries a general stock of goods. and exchanges thein for farm and forest products. Last year he rebuilt the pier, making a strong and substantial structure of it.
DEATH LIST.
About six months have elapsed since we began gathering biographies and general information for this history of Door county. The mighty wings of time carry much, and their course is direct-many of the old settlers whose biography appeared in former chapters of this history now rest in the bosom of mother earth, and May day will mark their resting place with green grass. We are handed the following con- cerning those we visited last summer, who have since departed this life.
Ener Rasmusson, died October 3d, 1880, at his home, in Sevas- topol. Deceased was born in Norway in 1805; came to Door county in 1935-direct from the old country; married Tearer Johnson 1827; had five children-all married, viz: Thelata
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married H. Olsen, and lives in Norway. Bertle married Chris- tena Olsen, and lives in Norway. Elias married Jennie and lives in Sevastopol township. John married Lucy Spauld- ing, and lives in Sevastopol township. Elizabeth married Fred Berger, and lives in Clay Banks.
E. Schermer, died November 18th, 1880, at his home, in Bailey's Harbor. Deceased was born in Prussia 1796, came to America and Door county in 1856; married Caroline Harlder 1826; had six children, married as follows: Erestine married Adam Hendricks. Caroline married Wm. Jackson. Yetta mar- ried Jacob Apple. Polina married Hans Boose. Bertha mar- ried Gottfrey Nelson.
Peter Lorch, died December 18th, 1880, at his residence in the village Sturgeon Bay. Biography given on page 40.
There are a number of others of the old settlers who have died since we began to put this sketch in type, but the rela- tives of the deceased have failed to hand us the particulars; hence, the fault of not mentioning the departed rests with the relatives, and not with us.
IN CONCLUSION.
Promiscuously through this sketch we have chronicled some of the many hardships that have been experienced in Door county, and no doubt the general reader looked upon the bare facts as myths, or romances. But the verity of an unwritten history of a new county is always full of interest and hero- ism-it is made up of reality, hardships, and endurance, with the spice of the ludicrous enough to season. The only trouble was the gathering of the facts; weaving them into shape- blending the lights and shades in such a manner as to attract the attention of the reader.
Hardships are long remembered, but prophecy is not yet bold enough to declare all the beauties that are awarded us for trials of endurance. Groop together, in one imaginary bouquet, all the facts which concern our material wealth, fer- tility of soil, numerous water courses, beauty and salubrity of climate, and the adaptability of climate to the most certain and bountiful products of the field, choicest productions of orchard and garden, the progress of social and religious insti- tutions and privileges, established and equipped schools in every town in the county-groop together all this, and the intelligent thinker will comprehend and appreciate th rewards for hardships and privations as experienced in this county !
Further, many men whose stringent circumstances a dozen years ago compelled them to sit upon rude blocks sawed or
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hopped from the body of a tree, now rest in a cushioned chair; many a pioneer that slept on a bed made of hemlock, pine or cedar boughs, now sleep on a mattress of feathers; many a child that was lulled to sleep in the half-round of a tree trunk, is now father or mother of children that sleep in walnut cradles ornamented with French veneering; many a father that culti- vated land with a grub-hoe, can in this decade look smilingly at his son that tills the soil with improved horsepower machin- ery! Such has been progress in Door county.
But progress and nature have strange ways of doing the most beautiful things. All of the pioneer settlers of this connty have now past the meridian of life-not a few of the main workers have passed from this life on to the unknown in the past few years. No doubt but that it is with a sensation of half sadness that the remaining pioneer settlers comprehend that the longest days in their life are passed, and every day that follows materially shortens their lives-the gray hairs that are so numerous in their heads are true indications that they are no longer going up hill, but down! They are gradually, but surely settling behind the western clouds of life; then to the grave, and-then the unknown! But the work of the pioneer has been valuable; he has opened the way for his children, and their childrens' children to keep step with advancement-they should always look forward, and not backward!
Let us-all of us-never forget that every station in life is necessary; that each deserves our respect; that not the station itself, but the worthy fulfillment of its duties, does honor to CHAS. I. MARTIN. man.
[OVER.]
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COUNTY BUSINESS DIRECTORY. TOWN OF STURGEON BAY.
ATTORNEYS. Allen & Mc Nally, D. A. Reed,
O. E. Dreutzer, H, T. Scudder,
F. J. Hamilton. MERCHANTS. A. W. Lawrence & Co. Scofield & Co., C. Feldmann, M. Cochems, Jacob Noll, G. A. Dreutzer, Horn & Joseph, MILLINERY. Mrs. M. A. Schuyler, Mrs. Jacob Noll, SAW MILL OWNERS. S. B. L. Company, Scofield & Co ., Geo. O. Spear, FLOURING MILL. A. W. Lawrence & Co., NURSERY. James C. Pinney, HOTELS. Cedar Street House, J. T. Wright, Prop'r. Northwestern House, Henry Hahn, Prop'r. Exchange Hotel, S. N. Bacon, Prop'r. Colignon House, J. Colignon Prop'r. NEWSPAPERS. Expositor,
Chas. I Martin, Prop. Advocate, Frank Long, Prop'r. FOUNDRY. Realejo Iron Works, W. A. Ives & Son. LAND AGENTS. E. C. Daniels, H. T. Scudder. INSURANCE AGENTS. Nelson & Smith.
STORES. A. W. Lawrence & Co., E. N. Anderson, E. S. Fuller. HOTELS. John Gættelmann, Henry Heilmann. LAND AGENT. Joseph Harris, Sr.
PLASTERERS. Dondlinger Bros., Kelley & O'Neal, John Reilly. CARPENTERS. Theodore Johnson, A. Machen,
John Houle,
Sept. Stephenson, Joseph Arle,
Larson Bros.,
Joseph Deffoe,
Edward Anderson,
Peter Propsom,
E. Rasmusson,
Wm, Mann, Fred Crandall
Henry Johnson,
Joseph Stroh, PHYSICIANS.
J. H. Soper, F. Mullen,
J. G. Hendricks, A. MeEacham. BREWERS.
Wagener Bros.,
Leidiger Bros. PAINTERS.
Henry Katen, John Rasmusson, BARBERS.
M. F. Laplant,
Frank Palmer. DRUGGISTS. A. Mc Eacham, J. G. Hendricks. RESTAURANTS. Jacob Leonhardt, Ainos Decanter. WAGON SHOPS. A. W. Lawrence & Co., Michael Dohearty. BLACKSMITH SHOPS. Michael Dohearty, Scofield & Co., A. W. Lawrence & Co. Martin Knudson.
FURNITURE.
L. A. Larson & Co. F. X. Sailer.
JEWELER. J. A. Brooks. BOOT & SHOE SHOPS.
Dehos Bros. A. Bliesner.
SADDLE & HARNESS.
WVm. Halstead,
Joseph Braddle. MERCHANT TAILOR. L. Collard. TELEGRAPH.
North western Line. HARDWARE.
John Masse. LIVERY STABLE. Loring Bres. MEAT MARKETS.
M. E. Lawrence, F. C. Wright, Jacob Noll.
LUMBER YARDS
A. W. Lawrence & Co., Scofield & Co.,
Geo. O. Spear. ABSTRACT OFFICE.
Henry T. Scudder. FERRY. Noble & Johnson. WELL DRILLERS.
E. Birmingham, Thomas Bros. IMPLEMENT AGENTS . Masse & Welter.
DRAYMAN.
Frank Gilmore. SALOONS.
J. T. Wright, Henry Hahn, Henry Paschon, Joseph Colignon, John Graass, Chris Leonhardt, Albert Zettel.
Bay View.
MEAT MARKET. O. A Nelson. BOOT & SHOE SHOP. W. T. Barts. WAGON SHOP.
G. W. Noble, Wolf Bros. BLACKSMITHS. G. W. Noble,
Wulf Brothers· John Gilbert. AG'L IMPLEMENTS. Noblo & Johnson. SALOONS. Noble & Johnson, John Goettelmann, Henry Heilmann.
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COUNTY DIRECTORY.
JACKSONPORT-[Prepared by P. G. Wright.
MERCHANTS. P. G. Hibbard & Co., Charles Reynolds. HOTELS. R. S. Erskine, Emanuel Hogan. PIERS P. G. Hibbard,
MERCHANTS. Aslag Andersor, Peter Peterson, F. G. Blakefield, Lundberg & Setestien. - Hardscrabble. PIER OWNERS. Peter Peterson,
SAW & SHINGLE MILL. F. C. Van Nostrand. FLOURING MILLS. Fetzer & Young,
Henry Geier. MERCHANTS. Bush & Wanniger, Fetzer & Swaty, Henry Brockhausen, James H. Lockhart
Aslag Anderson, F. G. Blakefield, Anna T. Griswold, Union Dock Company . BLACKSMITH. Alex Noble,
WAGON MAKER. J. A. Hickox. HOTELS. Mrs. N. Anderson, Sam Churches. CARPENTER. Hans Hanson.
FORESTVILLE .- [Prepared by John Fetzer.
SHOEMAKER. Fred Hanson, John Marth, BLACKSMITHS. Joseph Roberts, Anton Schneider. WAGON MAKERS. Anton Wærfel, George Stoneman, Keogh & Fellers.
HOTELS. Martin Schmitz, John Meyer. LIME M'F'GERS. Fred Daman, August Plengheft. MEAT MARKET. Dennie & Schmitz. AG'L IMPLEMENTS. Anton Wærfel & Co.
BAILEY'S HARBOR .- [Prepared by Roger Eatough.
MERCHANTS. F. Wohltmann, C. Pfeifer, Thos. Farrel. HOTELS. Bailey's Harbor House, Adam Hendricks Prop. National Hotel, T. W. Mccullough.
S Globe Hotel, Roger Eatough.
PIER OWNERS. Allen Higgins. Moses Kilgore, F. Wohltmann. TIMBER DEALERS. Allen Higgins, Fred Wohltmann, Rottmann & Larson, AG'L IMPLMENTS. Roger Eatough. BLACRSMITHS. Louis Wildhagen,
Roger Eatough. SHOEMAKER. H. G. Spring, John Wagner. WAGON MAKER.
A. Wrabetz. FLOURING MILL.
Fred Arlt. ATTORNEY. H. G. Spring.
LIBERTY GROVE .- [Prepared by James Hansen.
Thomas Dimond. James Hansen. BLACKSMITHS. F. Norling & Co., Andrew Metcalf, Joseph Pascha, WAGON MAKERS F. Norling & Co.
MERCHANTS. S. A. Rogers, John Elison, Wm. Voight, James Hansen. SAW & GRIST MILL. Thomas Dimond.
CLAY BANKS .- [Prepared by W. H. Warren.
Paarmann & Tuft. BLACKSMITHS. Horn & Joseph, Ignace Saponask, O. A. Nelson.
SAW & SHINGLE MILL. James Tuft. EAGLE HOTEL, } C. I. Hitt, Prop.
PIER OWNERS. S. A. Rogers, John Elison, Hans Johnson. TIMBER DEALERS Hans Johnson, S. A. Rogers, Wm. Voight,
MERCHANTZ. Horn & Joseph, F. Paarmann. PIER OWNERS. Horn & Joseph,
Charles Reynolds. SAW MILL. Elliott & Hall. ; MEAT MARKET. Peter Campbell .: BLACKSMITH SHOP J. C. Messenger, Emanuel Hogan.
WAGON SHOPS. Elliott & Hall, Emanuel Hogan. TIMBER DEALER. Joseph Smith. CARPENTERS. Charles Giessler, J. S. Thornton.
GIBRALTAR .- [Prepared by Samuel Churches,
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EGG HARBOR .- [Prepared by M. E. Lyman.
MERCHANTS. L. D. Thorp & Son. J. J. Barringer. Wm. Breunig. PIER OWNERS. L. D. Thorp, N. W. Kirtland, Wm. Leroy,
MERCHANT. E. Bouler,
BLACKSMITH SHOP. John B. Delmont.
HOTELS. Bartolemi Larose. Clemant Geniese, Julin Genise.
BLACKSMITHS. Aetoine Parier, Prosperd Naze.
MERCHANTS. James C. Carrigan, Andrew A. Koyen,
ICE COMPANIES. Washington Ice Co. Union Ice Co.
MERCHANT. Boalt && Stebbins.
J. J. Barringer. BLACKSMITHS. Chris Batz. WAGONMAKER. Jerre Lemere. SHOEMAKER .. Wm. Breunig.
MEAT MARKET. Messrs. Barraboo. PHYSICIANS. David Graham. SALOONS. Anton Laplant, John Michleschack.
GARDNER .- [Prepared by A. J. Eichinger.
HOTELS. Henry Gigot, Sr., Jos. Baumgartner. LIME KILNS. Jos. Baumgartner.
TIMBER BUYERS. Albert Stevenson, . A. S. Piper, Jos. Baumgartner.
UNION .-. [Prepared by Frank Pierre.
BLACKSMITHS. Joseph Lobezeon. MERCHANTS. Pierre Decamp,
F. Evard Bros. SALOON .. Pierre Decamp, Evard Bros.
BRUSSELS .- [Prepared by Frank Pierre.
HOTELS. Antoine Naniot,
Adrien Francois, Frank Pierre.
WASHINGTON .- [Reported by Jesse Miner.
Furlong & Sons, Freburg Bros.
MILL OWNER. C. B. Freburg Bros.
NASEWAUPEE.
SUMMER RESORT. Idle-Wild,
J. T. Wright, Prop S SEVASTOPOL. PIER OWNER. Boalt & Stebbins.
PIER OWNER. David Greenwood.
FISHERY. Messrs. Clark.
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