History of northern Wisconsin, containing an account of its settlement, growth, development, and resources; an extensive sketch of its counties, cities, towns and villages, their improvements, industries, manufactories; biographical sketches, portraits of prominent men and early settlers; views of county seats, etc., Part 236

Author: Western historical co., Chicago, pub
Publication date: 1881
Publisher: Chicago, Western historical company
Number of Pages: 1052

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HENRY FOESTE, manufacturer, Sheboygan ; came to She- boygan in 1847 ; was born in Herford, Prussia, May 17, 1828. Mr. F. was married in Sheboygan, - 27, 1849, to Mary Prange; a native of Hanover, Germany ; they have five children-Emma F. now Mrs. H. Rakow, of Milwaukee ), Sophia HI., Otto W., Ar- thur II. and Alvina M .; all except the married daughter reside in Sheboygan ; Otto has recently returned from Switzerland, where he spent two and a half years at school.

GEORGE M. GEARLDS, farmer. P. O. Sheboygan ; born in Sheboygan City, Wis., Dec. 20, 1858. ITis father, Edward Gearlds, moved on the present farm in the town of Sheboygan in 1863. George resides with his father, and assists him in conduet- ing the farm. Edward Gearlds settled in Sheboygan Oet 25, 1853: he owns 80 acres of land, all improved.

FRANK GEELE, hardware merchant, Sheboygan ; was born in Prussia March 15, 1825 ; came to Milwaukee, Wis., in Au- gust, 1846; employed as a tinsmith in the establishment of Gov. Farwell ; came to Sheboygan in November, 1847; he worked in the tinshop of Orrin S. Camp for about two years ; he then bought the business of Mr. Camp, and since then has been engaged in business for himself. He has been County Supervisor two terms, County Treasurer four years, ('ity Treasurer several years, Mayor five years, and is now Alderman of the First Ward. He was one of the promoters and organizers of the Phoenix ('hair Co., and is still interested in the company as a stockholder. Mr. (. was mar- ried, in Sheboygan, to Gertrude Trilling; she was born in Prus- sia ; they have six children-Matilda ( now Mrs. R. Hoch, of Mar- quette. Mich. , Henry, Frank, Tony, Willis and Emma.

REV. JOHN G. GOEHRINGER, Pastor of Evangelical, Lutheran Trinity Church, Sheboygan. Born at Accident, Md .. March 20, 1848: received his classical education at Concordia ('ol- lge, Ft. Wayne Ind., from 1863 to 1869, then took up his theolog- ical course at Concordia College. St. Louis, Mo., and graduated there in June, 1972; was then at Mascoutah, St. Clair Co., Ill., in charge of the Evangelical Lutheran Zion Church for nine years ; came to Sheboygan. Wis .. Aug. 13, 1881, and entered into pres- ent duties. Ang. 18, 1881; married at St. Louis, Mo., June 15, 1873, to Fredrika Pogenpohl, born in Germany. They have two living children-George and Dora, and one deceased.

E. B. GARTON, manufacturer, was born in the Province of Ontario, Aug. 16, 1841 ; lived there until he came to Sheboygan Co. in the fall of 1861. For eight years he carried on a hat factory at Sheboygan Falls. He then resided at Chilton for two years. In 1874, he came to Sheboygan, and four years he was foreman in one of the departments of Sheboygan Manufacturing Company. Since then he has been in planing-mill business. About twenty months ago, commeneed the manufacture of toys in connection with the other business. He was married at Sheboy-

gan Falls in January, 1865, to Nancy .J. Good il She is a native of Illinois. They have two children living-Edith May and Clar- ence Edwin ; lost three children-Mary E., Eva C. and Harry E.

JOHN GRIFFITH, manufacturer. Was born in Wales April 3. 1826. Came to America in 1831 with his parents, Griffith and Ann Griffith. They settled in Pottsville. Schuylkill C'o., Penn., where John lived until he was fifteen years of age, when he went to sea, and was engaged in ocean sailing until 1856, when he came to Sheboygan. lle was engaged in sailing on the lakes until the fall of 1880, when he formed a partnership with E. B. Garton, in planing mill. Mr. Griffith was married at Rock- land, Maine, in 1855, to Ardelle C. Packard, a native of that place. They have four children living-Agnes, Nellie, Bessie and Kittie; they have lost two sons-Alfred and Charles.

BERNARD R. GROGAN, Principal of High Schools, She- boygan ; came to Wisconsin in 1863: located at Elkhart Lake, Sheboygan Co .; was educated at the Normal School, at Oshkosh, Wis; attended there for some four years, and graduated in 1876; was then at State University, Madison, Wis., for one term, and afterward pursued studies in private ; had charge of High School at Stockbridge, Calumet Co., Wis., for eighteen months; was then elected Superintendent of County Schools in fall of 1877, and re-elected in 1879, and resigned that position to assume the principalship of Sheboygan High School ; was born in Le Roy, N. Y., in 1850; is a son of Matthew Grogan, farmer, at Elkhart, Wis., who settled there in 1853.

GEORGE M. GROH, of G. M. Groh & Bros .. photographers, Sheboygan. Born iu Sheboygan July 1.4. 1855. Began business life at seventeen years of age, as musician in a theatrical troupe. for one year. Learned trade of photographer in State of Ohio, and St. Louis, Mo., and was engaged at it some four years. Was in Sedalia, Mo., for a short time. Returned to Sheboygan in fall of 1875, and commenced present business in partnership with his brother, Edward Groh. Is a son of George Grob, resident of Sheboygan. Has been a member of the Royal Arcanum for one year.

OLEY GROH, Captain of Life Saving Station, Sheboygan ; born at Galveston, Tex., in 1847; came to Wisconsin in 1850; located at Sheboygan ; at thirteen years of age, he began active life as a sailor before the mast; was mate in 1864; in 1865, was made Captain of the schooner Gazelle, afterward Captain and part owner of schooner Jennie ; then owned and ran the schooner Pride up to 1873, when he took and ran the tugboat F. Geele up to the year 1879. then had the tugboat W. C. Tillson, for a short time, after which owned and ran the tugboat Triad for two months ; is now superintending the dredging of the Sheboygan River for the city of Sheboygan ; has been Captain of Life Sav- ing Station since 1876; married at Sheboygan, Wis., in 1870, to Odelia Freyburg-now deceased-leaving four children-Hattie. Clara, Emma and Laura.

WILLIAM GRUBE, of Grube Bros .. coopers. Sheboygan. Came to Wisconsin in 1860, and located at Sheboygan at the age of fifteen years. Learned the trade of shoemaker, and was employed in that capacity for four years. Then learned coopering business, and was employed at it some seven or eight years. Com- meneed present business in partnership with his brother. Louis Grube, in 1878, and they have continued together sinec. Manu- facture 1,500 pork barrels and tierces per annum. and 7,000 pea barrels. They employ four men in shop. Born in Germany Feb. 9. 1850 ; came to America in 1860. Married at Sheboygan, August, 1874. to Bertha Nuemeister. born in Germany. They have four children -- Meta, Alfred, William and Augusta.

THEODORE GUNTHER, stoneware factory, Sheboygan ; eamne to Wisconsin in 1859 ; located at Milwaukee and was em- ployed in stoneware factory for some four years. Came to She- boygan in 1863, and commenced manufacturing stoneware in com- pany with P. Berns ; they continued together in that line of bus- iness two and a half years; since that time he has carried on a stoneware factory alone ; employs ten men, and manufactures

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8,000 gallons of stoneware monthly. Was Alderman of the Second Ward for the years 1867-68-69 and 1870, and was also Poormaster in the years 1869 and 1870. Was born in France, Sept. 6, 1826 ; learned trade there and in Germany. ('ame to America in 1855, and was engaged in manufacturing stoneware at Detroit, Mich., for some three years. Married, at Detroit, Mich., Nov. 1, 1859, to Bertha Schaeffer, born in Germany ; they have two children-William, studying medicine at Rush Medical Col- lege, Chicago, Ill., and Emil.

HENRY GUENTHER, contractor and builder, Sheboygan ; came to Wisconsin in 1849; loeated at Sheboygan City. and has been engaged in building and contracting for carpentering work since he came here ; was Assessor of Fourth Ward for two years ; born in Prussia, April 15, 1817 ; learned trade of carpenter and was employed at it some years; came to America in 1849 ; mar- ried in Germany in 1845, to Augusta Schitzenmeister, born there. They have three children-Theresa, Mary and Joseph.

HENRY GUTSCH, saloon, Sheboygan. Came to Wiscon- sin in 1865. Located at Sheboygan. Was employed in brewery of Leopold Gutseh for ten years. Commenced present business in 1875, and has been engaged in it since. Born at Chicago, Ill., June 13, 1852. Learned trade of machinist, and worked at it some two years. Married at Sheboygan, Wis., May 23, 1876, to Antonia Gutsch, born at Sheboygan, Wis. They have three chil- dren -- Josephine, Leopold and Olga.

ADOLPHI F. GUTSCH, bottler of L. Gutsch's ! ager Beer, Sheboygan. Born at Sheboygan, Wis .. Sept. 17, 1858. Learned brewing business with his father, Leopold Gutsch, and was employed with him some six years. Commenced present business in the spring of 1870. Bottles about 600 barrels of beer per annum, employs three men and two delivery wagons. Married at Sheboygan, Wis., Feb. 3, 1880, to Charlotte Henschel, born at Sheboygan. They have one son -- Alfred O.

WILLIAM HALBACH, retired merchant, Sheboygan ; came to Wisconsin in June, 1848; located in town of Herman, Sheboygan Co .; was engaged farming up to 1852, when he came to Sheboygan and conducted a blacksmith-shop for two years ; re- turning- to Herman, was employed as foreman and engineer in saw- saw- mill for two years ; from 1856 to 1879 he was engaged in general store business, and also engaged in conducting a saw- mill in company with Henry Mueller from 1866 to 1873; there for three years in same business in company with E. Frome. Returned to Sheboygan in 1879 and has not since en- gaged in business. He was Postmaster at Howard's Grove, town of' Herman, for some six years, and also Town Clerk and Justice of the Peace at that place for six years. Was born in Germany June 10, 1821 ; was employed as a machinist in that country. ('ame to America in 1848. Married, in Germany, in 1846, to Mary Mennenolh, born there ; they have seven children-Will- iam, Albert, Lucy, Bertha, Laura, Charles and Rudolph.

CHARLES H. HALBACH, of Halbach & Co., photo- graphers, Sheboygan ; was born at Howard's Grove, Sheboygan Co., Oct. 16, 1861 ; was educated there ; came to Sheboygan City in 1876 ; employed some two years with Groh & Bros., photo- graphers ; then at Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minn., employed in photographing business for some two years; they had a gallery at Clear Lake, Wis., for a few months; returned to Sheboygan in July, 1881. Commenced business Aug. 1, 1881, in partner- ship with Joseph M. Koerner. Is a son of William IIalbach, who is a retired farmer, residing in Sheboygan.

DE WISNER HALSTED, proprietor of the Beekman House; was born in the town of Woodville, C'alumet Co., Wis., May 24, 1845. Ile was married, at Charles City. Iowa, March 11, 1866, to Mary G. Stearns, a native of Oneida Co., N. Y .; she died in May, 1871, leaving one son-John D. Mr. Halsted's present wife was Bertha K. Balzer ; she was born in Sheboygan ; they have two children-Aurel F. and an infant son. Mr. Il. enlisted. in October, 1861, in Co. A. 2d Wisconsin Cavalry, he was wounded at the battle of Prairie Grove ; mustered out Feb. 24,

1863. Before entering the army he had been engaged in farm- ing, and when he left the service he returned to Calumet Co. and resumed farming, which he continued until February, 1865. when he re-enlisted in Co. I, 3d U. S. Veteran Volunteers ; served until February, 1866; he then returned to Wisconsin and engaged in the manufacture of lumber and staves, in addition to his farming operations, which he continued until 1872, when he came to She- boygan and engaged in hotel business, which he has continued ever since ; he was proprietor of the Park Hotel for two years. balance of the time running the Beekman House. llis father, De Wis- ner IIalsted. was born in Niagara Co., N. Y .; he was the first Postmaster in the town of Woodville, Calumet Co., Wis .; he served in the Black Hawk war ; he was at first Corporal and afterward Sergeant in the 5th Regt. U. S. Infantry ; he was connected with that branch of the army which opened the old military road from Fort Winnebago to Green Bay. His business in Calumet Co. was lumber manufacturer and farmer ; he first came to Sheboygan in 1837 ; one year later he went to Green Bay, where he remained until he located in Calumet Co. in 1841 ; he died in 1859. His wife was Rachel Turner ; she was born in Dundas, Canada ; she died in March, 1863. The first post office in Woodville, Calumet Co., she named Dundas, after her native place. The Beekman House is located in the business center of the city, being the largest hotel in the city ; it is the favorite summer resort for vis- itors from all parts of the country.

L. D. HARVEY, lawyer ; was born in Deerfield, Rocking- ham Co., N. H., Nov. 23, 1848; came to Wisconsin with his parents in 1850 ; they located in the town of Fulton, Rock Co .; L. D. was educated at Milton College ; graduated from that insti- tution in 1872 ; he taught one term of select school at Spring Prairie, Walworth Co. ; then he taught a graded school at Albany, Green Co., one term ; afterward, for two years he was Principal of the Mazomanie School in Dane Co .; in 1875, he came to Sheboy- gan ; he was Principal of the High School here until July, 1880, and had practical charge of the city schools during this period ; in October, 1880, he was admitted to the bar, having commenced the study of law some time before he discontinued teaching ; he is now a member of the School Board and also Superintendent of the city schools ; he is Secretary of the Sheboygan Library Asso- ciation. Dec. 25, 1874, he was married to Miss Lettie Brown, a native of Illinois ; they have three children-Leeta, Alice, Helen, and an infant daughter.

CHRISTIAN HEYER, proprietor of tannery ; was born in Wurtemburg, Germany, Feb. 15, 1827; in 1840, he became a tanner's apprentice ; in 1851, he came from his native country to Milwaukee ; worked in a tannery there until the fall of 1855. when he came to Sheboygan and engaged in business for himself ; commenced with a capital of $400; worked about six men; in 1859, he commenced in his present location with a capital of 82,000, and employed ten men : now he gives employment to about forty ; for fourteen years, Theodore Zschetzsche was a part- ner with him. Mr. Heyer was married at Milwaukee in May, 1853, to Rosina Hofsas; she is also a native of Wurtemburg. Germany. Mr. H. has been Alderman.

ANDREW HIGBY, insurance agent, Sheboygan ; came to Wisconsin in 1848; located at Kenosha ; was engaged in mercan- tile business in company with J. B. Griffin for six months: then at Beloit, Wis., for some years, and a short time at Columbus, Wis .; came to Sheboygan in 1852; was engaged in mercantile business as clerk for some nine years ; in 1861, engaged in insur- ance business, and has followed it since; from 1876 to 1879. was in partnership with his son, Charles F. Iligby ; now in Milwaukee with Goodrich Transportation Company ; was at one time Treas- urer of School Board for about a year ; born in Otsego Co., N. Y .; Nov. 18, 1815, went to Detroit, Mich., at twenty years of age; clerked for some time, and was engaged in the hardware business for some years. Married, at Beloit, Wis., Jan. 3, 1848, to Maria R. Hunt, born at Troy, N. Y., now deceased ; they have living one boy-Charles F. Married again at Sheboygan October

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1875, to Bertha J. C. Bechly, born in Germany; they have one son-Anson W.

JOHN HICKEY, foreman of shops of C., N. W. R. R. Co., Sheboygan ; came to Wisconsin in 1873, and located at Sheboy- gan, and has been engaged in present capacity since ; born in Chicago, Ill .. in 1842, learned the trade of machinist and engineer at Cleveland, Ohio; was then employed as engineer on the M., HI. & O. R. R. at Marquette, Mich., for three years; then at Chicago, Ill .. on the C., R. I. & P. R. R. as machinist for one year, afterward with the C., B. & Q. R. R. as engineer and ma- chinist for nine years. Married at Marquette, Mich., September, 1867, to Mary Melody, born in Detroit, Mich .; they have six children-Daniel, Frederick, Charles, William, Ella and Joseph. G. L. HOLMES, Vice President and Superintendent of the Sheboygan Manufacturing Company, was born in Canaan, Somer-

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set Co., Maine, Dec. 28, 1843: resided there until he was nine- teen years of age, then went to Boston, and prior to his removal to Sheboygan, he was employed as salesman for a Boston furniture establishment. In the fall of 1867 he came to Sheboygan ; after coming here he was with the Sheboygan & Fond du Lac Railway ('o., most of the time, until he became connected with the She- boygan Manufacturing Company, in August, 1869 ; for three or four years he worked in various departments of this company, then for three years was employed as traveling salesman for them. In January, 1876, he was elected Vice President and Superintendent ; he has served as Alderman for two years. Mr. Il. was married in Sheboygan, April 28, 1880, to Belle, daughter of Benjamin 11. Gibbs, an early settler of this county, she was born in Gibbsville, Sheboygan Co., Wis.

FREDERICK HILDEBRAND. builder. Sheboygan ; came to Wisconsin in 1848, located at Sheboygan; was engaged in farming for some three years; then employed as carpenter some

six years, and since that time has been engaged as contracting builder ; built the Lutheran Church in 1869, and some of the prominent business and dwelling houses. Born in Germany, Oct. 31, 1829 ; learned the trade of carpenter and builder, and was em- ployed at it some years; came to America in 1848; married at Sheboygan, Wis., Nov. 13, 1853, to Amelia Wissbroecker. born in Germany ; they have three children-Ernst, carpenter. em- ployed with his father ; Bertha and Lina; three children de- ecased.

JACOB HILPERTSHAUSER, contractor and builder, Sheboygan ; eame to Wisconsin in 1855 ; loca ed in the town of Herman, in Sheboygan Co., Wis., and was engaged in contract- ing earpenter work, ete., for some years; came to Sheboygan City in 1863; was employed in ship-building for about a year ; enlisted in 1864 in the 45th Wisconsin Infantry, served for seven months, returned to Sheboygan and was employed for over a year at ship-building ; then engaged in present business for some four years alone, then in company with Fred Hildebrand for ten years, and since that time has been alone; was a sub-con- tractor on the County Court House, built in 1868; has been principally engaged in erecting business and private buildings ; was also engaged in building the Episcopal and Lutheran Churches. Born in Switzerland, May 26, 1830 ; learned the trade of ear- penter, and was employed at it some years; came to America in 1854; resided at St. Louis, Mo., engaged as carpenter for four- teen months. Married in Switzerland, Sept. 1, 1851, to Annie Schweitzer, born there ; they have five children-Kate, Charles, employed with his father ; Jacob, William and George.

FREDERICK HAHN. M. D., Sheboygan, came to Wiscon- sin in fall of 1847 and located in Sheboygan Co .; was engaged in farming and practicing medicine for some five years; came to Sheboygan City in 1853, and has been engaged in practicing med- ieine since ; was Justice of the Peace for a short time and was ('ity Physician for several years; born in Buttstadt, Thuringen, Germany. Feb. 5. 1815; was educated there and graduated in Jnne, 1842, and passed State examination at Weimar, in Thurin- gen, in same year : practiced there for five years ; came to Amer- ica in 1847. Married in Germany in 1847 to Josephine Kind; born there; died in 1872. leaving five children-Lena, Louisa, Mary, Adolph. Gustave.

JACOB IMEG, boots and shoes, Sheboygan, came to Wis- consin in 1851; located with parents at Sheboygan; at fifteen years of age learned the trade of' shoemaker and was employed at it some three years ; then employed at trade in Chicago, Ill., for five years ; then went to New York City and enlisted in the United States Navy ; was appointed as cook on United States torpedo boat "Naubuek." and was engaged in that capacity for six months ; then on receiving ship for six months; was then dis- charged ; then employed at trade in Chicago. Ill., for one year ; returned to Sheboygan in 1866, and commenced boot and shoe business in partnership with J. M. Heinzelman ; continued with him for five years, and since that time has been in present business alone; was Alderman of Second Ward for the years 1875, '76, '77 and 1879; was President of the Calumet plank road for the the year 1880, and was also Superintendent of Poor for 1879 and '80 ; born in Germany in 1843; came to America in 1851. Married at Sheboygan, August, 1869, to Rosa Gutseb, born in Sheboygan. They have six children-llugo, Alma, Leopold, Adolph, Lulu. Theckla.

DAVID JENKINS, proprietor of machine shops, was born in South Wales, June 24, 1834; came to America with his parents in 1841 ; they located in Utica, N. Y., and resided there until the fall of 1844, when they came to Racine, Wis., where they remained until the spring of 1845 ; then came to Sheboygan. Price Jenkins, father of David, carried on the business of gun- smith here until he died. David commeneed working at machin- ist's trade when he was only fourteen years of age, and he has worked at same trade ever sinee ; engaged in business for himself since the spring of 1876, and has the finest shop of its size to be

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found in Wisconsin. He was married at Sheboygan. Oct. 29, 1855, to Mary E. Crocker, a native of the town of Schroon, Essex Co., N. Y. They have three children living-Edward W., De Witt and Henry. They have lost eight children. Mr. Jenkins is a member of the A., F. & A. M.

PETER JOHNSON, foreman of sanding department of the Phoenix Chair Company, Sheboygan, came to Wisconsin in the spring of 1872; located at Sheboygan ; was employed as sailor before the mast for several years, and afterward, as mate of schooner sailing on the lakes ; has been in the employ of the Phoenix Chair Company for four years, and in present capacity since January, 1879 ; born in Norway in 1837 ; was engaged as mate of vessels on the ocean for twelve years; came to America in 1872. Mar- ried in Canada, Oct. 3, 1871, to Mary Blake, born in Canada. They have four children-Ellen H., Robert J. C., William T. and Henry M.

FR. KARSTE, Cashier of the German Bank, Sheboygan, was born in Baderslahen, Prussia, April 27, 1837 ; came to She- boygan from his native country May 22, 1854 ; worked in brick- yard the first two summers after coming here ; winters employed at wood chopping ; afterward, for one year, he was employed in teaming between Sheboygan and Fond du Lac ; he was employed for awhile in a saw-mill at lloward's Grove, seven miles from Sheboygan ; then for three years he was employed in the hard- ware store of Geele & Plath ; for one year he carried on mercan- tile business at Glenbeulah, Wis., in partnership with Gerhard Buensow ; June 19, 1861, he became connected with the Ger- man Bank of Sheboygan, as book-keeper ; six years later he was appointed Assistant Cashier, which position he held until he was elected Cashier, in 1871. Mr. K. was married in Sheboygan, May 24, 1862, to Eva Simmer; she was born in Hesse-Darm- stadt. They have four children-Fred, Otto, Bertha and Emma. Mr. Karste has been Alderman.

JOHN G. KERN, Pastor of the Evangelical Association, Sheboygan, was born in Germany, in 1850; came to America in 1870 ; located at Greenfield, Wis .; was employed as wagon- maker for two years ; then at Port Washington for ten months, and at Neenah for one year, connected with the Evangelical As- sociation ; was at Ripon, Wis., for a year ; then for two years at Milwaukee in charge of a German Church ; was ordained a clergy- man in 1876; attended college in Illinois ; was in Kansas for ten months, and Montpelier, Wis., for a year ; came to Sheboy- gan in 1880, and has been employed in his present capacity since then ; also at Plymouth, Centerville and Herman.

JOSEPH F. KENT, merchant, Sheboygan, was born in Erie, Pa., Feb. 25, 1842 ; came to Wisconsin with his parents, Alban and Wallburga Kent, in October, 1844 ; they stopped a short time in Milwaukee; then came to Sheboygan the same year ; for twenty-two years Joseph F. was employed as a clerk in the store of George End; afterward for eighteen months he was in the hardware business. In 1870, he engaged in business for himself, with his present partner, Joseph End : in August, 1862, he en- listed in Company E, 27th Wis. Vol. Infantry ; he went out as Quartermaster Sergeant, and served in that capacity for sixteen months ; afterward he was Quartermaster of the Regiment. June 15, 1869, he was married in Plymouth, Wis., to Amelia Zerler, a native of Germany. They have three children living- Flora, Gustav and George ; they have lost one daughter, Cora.

JACOB KEMPF, boots and shoes, Sheboygan, came to Wis- consin in 1850; located at Sheboygan ; was employed at shoe- making for one year ; commeneed present business in 1853, and continued in that since that time; born in Germany in 1830; learned trade of shoemaker in that country ; came to America in 1849; worked one year at trade in Buffalo, N. V .; married at Sheboygan in 1852. to Ilenrietta Knutz, born in Germany ; they have eleven children-Charles, John. George, Lena, Edward, William, Emma, Albert. Frank, Julia. Clara.

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Author: Western historical co., Chicago, pub Publication date: 1881 Publisher: Chicago, Western historical company Number of Pages: 1052

Author: Western historical co., Chicago, pub
Publication date: 1881
Publisher: Chicago, Western historical company
Number of Pages: 1052