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 45

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

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DANIEL LYNCH, livery and sale stable, Chilton. Born in Mil- waukee Co., Wis., in 1847 ; followed farming in the town of Chilton until 1865. when he came into the city, and opened in his present busi- ness. He has the largest livery in Chilton. In 1874, he married Miss McLean. They have two children living, and have lost two. Mr. Lynch is now Under Sheriff of Calumet County.

HON. THOMAS LYNCH, lawyer, Chilton. Born in Granville, Milwaukee Co., Wis., Nov. 21, 1844. His youth was passed upon a farm. Ile came to Chilton in 1864 where he bought a farm, and, till 1871, was engaged in agriculture. In the Fall of 1871, he began teach- ing, at the same time reading law. In the Spring of 1872, he was elected to the Assembly, having been Chairman of the Town in 1868, 1869 and 1870. In 1873, was elected Chairman of the County and Town Board of Supervisors. In 1874, he attended the Law School at Madison, and graduated in 1875. Returning to Chilton, he entered the firm of McMullen & Lynch, and in 1877 opened an office of his own. He was elected District Attorney in 1878, and still holds that position. In 1867, Nov. 2, he married Miss Winnifred Finnegan, of Rantoul. They have three children living, having lost five. They are members of the Catholic Church.

J. E. LUCE, teacher Chilton High School. Born in Coles Co., Ill., Dec. 28, 1849. While yet an infant his parents removed to Grant Co., Wis. When of proper age, he was sent to the State Normal School at Platteville. His brother was there at the same time, and graduated with him in 1873. He at once commenced teaching, and went to Manitowoc County, where he took charge of the Ward School. The next year he went to Belmont, LaFayette Co., and taught there for one year. He came to Chilton in 1876. In 1879. he married Miss Mary A. Vincent. They have one child, Mary Maud.

J. O. LUCE, teacher Chilton Grammar School. Born in Grant Co., W'is., 1847 ; received his education for the profession of teaching in the Platteville State Normal School, from which he graduated in the Spring of 1873. He then took charge of the schools of Marinette, where he remained until he came to Chilton, in 1876. He is an earnest lover of his profession.

JAMES W. MCCABE, general store, Chilton. Born in County Louth, Ireland, April 25, 1841 ; came to New York in 1842 with his parents. They settled in Livingston County, of that State, and remained there until 1851, when they moved to Greenbush, Sheboygan Co., Wis., and located on a farm in what is now the town of Russell. Ile remained at home till 1865, when he purchased a farm near Chilton. In 1875, he, in partnership with D. Lynch. erected a barn and opened a livery, but did not continue in this long. He followed various vocations until he estab- lished himself, in 1877, in his present business. In 1866, he married Miss Elizabeth Mangan, of Chilton. They have three children living -Florence M., James Emmet, John F., and have lost one, John B. Mr. McCabe has held numerous public offices : Chairman of the County Board in 1873-4; has been Assessor, and is now Alderman for the Third Ward in the city of Chilton.

J. E. McMULL.EN. lawyer, Chilton. Born in Kingston, Canada, Oct. 7, 1843. His father, being a farmer, his younger years were passed in country life. In 1856, his father moved to Calumet County, town of Brillion. At this early day he endured many hardships. Ile and Nu- gent built the first mill there, and the village was laid cut on a part of

his farm. Having lived to accomplish this he died in 1860. J. E. then went to lumbering, but receiving an injury, he turned his attention to teaching school and studying law. About this period of his life he attended Madison University, but in 1864, enlisted in the Student's Regiment, 40th Wis. V. I. After being mustered out he went to Mani- towoc County, and filled the position of principal in the First Ward School. He was graduated at the Ann Arbor Law School, in 1868, and came to Chilton and commenced practice. In 1868, he was elected District Attorney, which position he held for ten years, and in 1880, the citizens elected him Mayor. He is now attending his law practice and dealing in real estate and is acting as attorney for the Calumet County Insurance Company. In 1871, he married Miss Clara Ebert, of Chilton. Their children are Collin E., William D., Corinne, Clara L. and Edna. He belongs to both the Masonic and I. O. O. F, lodges.

CHARLES MENIG, hotel, Chilton. Born in Wurtemburg, Ger- many, April 7, 1846. He came to America in 1866, and went to San- dusky, Ohio, where he staid till 1869 ; going from thence, to Milwaukee. After the Chicago fire, he went there and remained till 1873. He then came to Chilton, Calumet Co,, and bought land, building his hotel in 1874. In 1875, he married Miss Rothman, of Calumet Harbor. They have two boys, Otto and Albert. Mr. Menig is now holding the posi- tion of Alderman in First Ward, for the second term, being also a mem- ber of the I. O. O. F. and Turn Verein.

WALTER MILES, City Marshal, Chilton. Born in Norfolk, England, May 11, 1850. In 1852, his parents came to America, locat- ing in Lockport. N. Y. In 1857, they removed to Fond du Lac, Wis. ; while here he attended Oakfield's school. They moved to Leroy, in Dodge County, where he learned the blacksmith's trade, with his father, and in 1866, he came to Chilton, and with his father, opened. a black- smith shop. He was elected City Marshal of Chilton, in -1881. In 1874, July 2, he married, but lost his wife on Christmas morning of 1876 ; she left one child, Eda May. In 1878, Mr. Miles made a tour of the western frontier, with his rifle, exercising a natural gift for sharp- shooting, on large and small game in western Missouri, Kansas and Nebraska, where he was known as " Moonlight Walt." Mr. Miles is a member of the temperance organization.

EGIDIUS NELLESSEN, wagonmaker and blacksmith, Chilton. Born in Prussia, Germany, Feb. 12, 1822. While there he learned his trade, and in 1843. came to America, with his father and brother. He went to Erie City, l'a., and after a short stay there, he came to Wiscon- sin and located in Washington County, where, in 1848, they pre-empted land, the farm being in Marytown, where they lived. He moved to Chilton in 1854. This country was then but thinly settled, and he was among the first. He started the second blacksmith shop in the place, and worked on the first mill in Chilton, which is now in ruins. He is established in a good trade. In 1847, he married Miss Toole, of Prussia, Germany. They have five children-Gertrude (now Mrs. Ball), Henry B., Nicholas, Evar and Anna. They are members of the Catho- lic Church.

STEWART NEWELL, Justice, Chilton. Born in Vermont, Oct. II, 1817. In 1821, he went to Hudson, N. Y., and attended school, and afterwards to New Hartford. He also went to Detroit, Mich., where he run the first engine on the Michigan Central Railroad. Hethen went to Utica and stopped in Rochester and Albany, and finally came west to Wisconsin and bought a farm in Brothertown, Calumet Co. He after- wards came to Chilton Town, and bought a farm, on which he stayed until he took a position as master mechanic at Fond du Lac, on the Northwestern Railroad. In 1861, he enlisted in the 4th Wis. V. I. In the Fall he was commissioned 2d Lieutenant, and was in command of the company at one time, but resigned on account of an injury, and came back to Chilton and bought the old farm back. Later, he moved to Chilton City, and is now a Justice of the Peace. In 1838, he married Miss Cheesebro. They had three girls-Amanda A. (who became Mrs. J. L. Allen), Harriette (who became Mrs. Elliott) and Gertrude (who be- came Mrs. Pier). All three daughters are dead, and their children live with Mr. Newell.

ALFRED A. NUGENT, lawyer, Chilton. Born in Canada, May 12, 1848. When he was two years old the family moved to Michigan, where they lived till 1854, when they moved to Calumet Co. In the Spring of 1863 he enlisted in the 21st Wis. V. I., Co. I., being only fifteen years of age. He participated in some of the most fiercely con- tested battles of the war ; was with Gen. Sherman on his march to the sea, and on the return lost his arm in the battle of Bentonville, being the youngest man from Wisconsin in the army who lost an arm. In June, 1865, he returned to Menasha, and attended the Lawrence Uni- versity. Ile studied law with George Baldwin, and afterwards with McMullen & Lynch. He was admitted to the Bar in 1877. He served as Clerk of Claims Commissioner, and in 1876 was Clerk of Committee on Charitable Institutions; and while at the capital, attended the lec- tures in the law school. Ile is now one of the Court Commissioners in Calumet County. In 1875 he married Miss Eva Sweet, of Chilton. They have two children, William Earl and Ada S.

J. PAULUS, lawyer, Chilton. Born in Calumet Co., June 8, 1857. ITis youth was passed in Chilton. He read law with Baldwin &

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French, and was admitted to the Bar in 1878. He then entered the office of French & Paulus. He went to Chicago for a short time, but returned to Chilton in 1879, and commenced practice, and in 1880 was elected City Treasurer.

FRANK ROBINSON, general store, Chilton. Born in Chilton, March 18, 1849. His father, James Robinson, was closely identified with the early settlement of this county, and his son received his educa- tion here, with the exception of his commercial training, which he re- ceived in the Fond du Lac College. In 1872 he was appointed agent for the railroad and express companies in Chilton, being the first resi- dent agent. He continued working for the company till 1876, when he purchased a share in a store, the firm then being James Robinson & Son. The business finally passed into his own hands. He carries a stock of $5,000, and does a business of $15,000. In 1875 he married Miss Eliza McLean, of Stockbridge. They have two children, Josephine and Genevieve. They are all members of the Catholic Church.

HENRY ROLLMANN, druggist, Chilton. Born in Fond du Lac Co., Wis., Feb. 9, 1853. He was raised on a farm in the town of Marsh- field, and came to Chilton Oct. 7, 1875. In 1876, on March 16, he mar- ried Miss Lena Steitz, of Fond du Lac. They have four children- George, Mandy, Albert and Lina. He is a member of the Masonic and also of the I. O. O. F. lodges. His father, Otto Rollmann, now living in Chilton with him, was born in Westphalia, Prussia, June 22, 1818, where he remained till 1848, when he came to Sheboygan Co., Wis., and soon after went to Fond du Lac County, where he located on a farm, and here Henry was born. The family remained on the old homestead twenty-seven years. He bought the ding business for Henry in 1875. and now is occupied at his trade, that of book-binder. The family con- sisted of four children-llenry, Loui, A frida and Alfred. Mr. Otto Rollmann married in 1852. His wife's maiden name was Amelia Fricke.

GEORGE SCHLEYER, editor and publisher of the Volksbote, Chilton. Born in Bavaria, Germany, May 30, 1849. He came to New York in 1873, and from thence to Santa Anna, Calumet Co., and then to Mill, where he edited the Columbia in 1874. That year he was married to Miss Eliza Voelker, of Santa Anna. They have a daughter, Ernestine. On the Ist of March, 1877, he established the Volksbote in Chilton.

J. S. SMITH, saw-mill, Chilton. Born in Franklin Co., Me., Jan. II, 1832. When he was eight years of age, he lost his father, who died in 1840, and when nine years of age he had started for himself. At the age of eighteen he ran an engine on the Medford & Taunton road, and then went to Stillwater, Minn., then in the woods lumbering. Ile fol- lowed that life till 1863, when he went east again, and took an engine on a coal railroad. On leaving this situation he went home to Maine on a visit. lle came to Oshkosh, Wis., in 1867, where he worked in the lumber business, and to Chilton in 1875, entering into partnership with D. L. Libby in the saw- mill, sawing hard wood at the rate of 8,000 feet a day. In 1872 he married Miss Reed, of Maine. They have three boys -Roy R., Eugene and Lynn. Mr. Smith was an Alderman in Chilton in 1878, but resigned, not taking any part in local politics. They attend the Methodist Episcopal Church.

G. F. STOW, railroad and telegraph agent, Chilton. Born in Rock Co., Wis., Feb. 19, 1850. He lived there until he was seven years of age, when he removed with his parents to Waupaca County, where they remained until 1874. During their stay there he attended school, and then began teaching. He occupied himself during the Summer months in farming. In 1874 he went to Medford and Jearned telegraphy, and was employed in the old mill at that place. He was sent to Menasha as night operator for the railroad company. In 1875 he went to Random Lake, and in 1876 took the station of Chilton. He married, in 1877, Miss Nicholson, of Chilton. They had one child, Millie, who is not living. He is a member of the Masons and the I. O. O. F.

NEW HOLSTEIN.

In 1848, a colony of seventy persons immigrated direct from Hamburg, Germany, to the town of New Holstein, and formed the basis of the present prosperous village by that name. Charles Greening, with two companions, were the first settlers. Dr. Charles Bock arrived soon after. Later Messrs. J. C. M. Pfeiffer, Puchner, and others less well known, settled here. The latter was appointed Post- master and resolved himself into a mail carrier, carrying the bag to Hayton. The next year after the settlement was formed (1849), New Holstein was organized as a town, Mr. Greening being chosen its first Chairman. He was elected first Clerk of the County Court in 1850, and after serving five years, was appointed, elected and re-elected County Judge, until he had been in the harness for nearly twenty years. Arrivals from the Fatherland continued, and

the settlement in three years presented so propitious and substantial an appearance that its citizens ventured to turn from the beaten road of utility into the pleasant path of amusement. Messrs. Pfeiffer and William Paulsen organ- ized a dramatic troupe in 1851, and ever since New Hol- stein has been noted among the small villages of the State for its discriminating love of amusement. Physical train- ing has also been a point to which much attention has been paid, as witness the flourishing Tuin Verein with its fine hall.

The village of New Holstein is situated on the line of the Wisconsin Central road in the southeastern part of Calumet County, and lies comfortably and healthfully upon high, rolling ground. It contains about 400 inhabitants, all of whom are either German or of German descent. Its two public halls, its fine residences and beautifully im- proved cemetery grounds are but so many evidences of its thriving state of health. The village stretches over about a mile of territory, thereby indicating that its inhabitants are not cramped for homes. New Holstein has been called " the garden spot of Wisconsin," and it certainly deserves some such name. Its people are most decidedly home bodies, and make the village an agreeable and lively resi- dence town. Either the Turner Hall or the neat little theater is continually offering something in the way of amusement. The New Holstein Turn Verein is in a most flourishing condition, having a membership of nearly 150 and owning property to the value of $1,500. Its principal manufactory is the flour mill of Charles Dumke. It was built in 1875, but burned the same year, and was rebuilt by a stock company, in which Mr. Dumke has a controlling interest. It has three run of stone. A small grist-mill east of the village is operated by Joachim Chilhauer. The elevator, also near the railroad station, is operated by Her- mann Timm. There are also two agricultural warehouses in this vicinity, one owned by Moller & Krænhke and the other by D. Bagley, of Chilton. The public is accommo- dated by three hotels, The International, John Cramer, proprietor ; F. Luethge's Hotel and the New Holstein Ho- tel, H. Hinrichsen, proprietor. A business institution of the village, which stands high in the county, is the New Holstein Mutual Fire Insurance Conpany, which was organ- ized in 1873, and has now nearly $1,250,000 worth of prop- erty insured. A majority of those who are now the lead- ing business men of New Holstein are its pioneers. Wm. Paulsen, the present Judge of Calumet County, settled on a tract of land near the village in 1848.

St. Anna is the name of a small village situated on the south line of the town of New Holstein. It contains a wooden shoe factory, a Catholic Church, several general stores and two hotels. Its settlement dates from the Fall 1848, when a number of German Catholics commenced the erection of a log church. Its present pastor is Rev. Father August Schleyer.

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES.

AUGUST C. ACKERMANN, druggist, New Holstein. Born in the Grand Duchy of Hesse, Germany, April 27, 1852. He was educated for the drug business in Germany, and was in the Franco-Prussian War belonging to the ambulance corps, where he obtained a good knowledge of surgery. He came to America in 1876; he went to Philadelphia where he engaged in the drug trade. He then came to Milwaukee and took charge of Dr. Lotz's drug store while the doctor visited Germany. Upon his return Mr. Ackermann came to New llolstein and opened his present business. His parents still remain in Germany.

OTTO ARENS, retired, New Holstein. Born in Holstein, Ger- many, Sept. 13, 1824. His parents and self left the fatherland in 1848, and came to America. They came to New Holstein, settling on a farm of 160 acres, where they lived for thirty years. In 1878, they moved to the village where they now live. Mr. Arens's father, now 84 years of age, is with him, apparently as strong and active as ever. In 1852, he married Miss Kichuke. They have two children-Ina (now Mrs.

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Munster) and Dora (now Mrs. Leuttige). Mr. Arens was Chairman of the Town for ten years and Town Clerk for six or seven.

BARBARA BOLZ, hotel and store, St. Anna. The widow of Mr. Bolz, who died in 1877. Her maiden name was Voelker. They came to America in 1852, and settled on a farm in town of Russell, Sheboy- gan Co. In 1863, they built a store and hotel in town of New Hol- stein, Calumet Co., which she now conducts. She has five children- Lucy, Mary, Nic., Elizabeth and Rosa.

CHARLES F. DUMKE, Steam Grist-mill Association, New Hol- stein. Born in Prussia, Germany, in 1819; came to America in 1854. then west to Manitowoc. Co., Wis., where he went on a farm. He built his first mill in town of Newton, in 1869, and then moved the mill to Reedsville in 1874 ; staid there one year and came to New Hol- stein in 1875. and built the first mill here, which was burned on Jan. 4, 1876. Then the association was formed and the mill rebuilt having a capacity of 300 bushels per day. Mr. Dumke married in 1844, and has a family of nine children, six girls and three boys-R. C. (now in Man- itowoc), John (miller with his father) and E. O. (engineer in the same mill).

H. J. FLEISCHER, M. D., New Holstein. Born in Germantown, Washington Co., Wis., Nov. 26, 1853. Ilere he spent his youth, and when seventeen years of age, attended Ingleman's school in Milwaukee. He entered the drug firm of Wirth & Fleischer, in 1872, and in 1875, com- menced reading medicine with S. S. Clark, of Waukesha. He attended college in 1876-7, and read with, and took charge of, Dr. Clark's prac- tice during his absence in 1877-8 ; he graduated in Rush Medical Col- lege at Chicago, practiced for a few months in Milwaukee, and then removed to New Holstein. In 1878, he married Miss Hattie Clark. They have two children, Amanda and the babe, not named.

J. H. FREEZE, station agent and operator, New Holstein. The station was established in 1872, and Mr. Freeze took charge of it in 1873. J. H. Boyle and W. G. Hornefer were his predecessors. Since his first year the business has steadily increased, as the agricultural re- sources of this section have developed. He commenced telegraphy in 1870.

WILLIAM GREVERUS, insurance, New Holstein. Born in Oldenburg, Germany, July 31, 1848. He emigrated, in 1868, to Amer- ica, and came to Milwaukee, thence going to Sheboygan, and finally to New Holstein. He had a college education, having passed through the Gymnasium ; circumstances, however, preventing him from finishing the University course. On arriving at his present home he went to teaching which he followed from 1868 to 1871, and then began selling agricul- tural implements. In 1879, he began his present business, and is secretary of the Calumet County Mutual Insurance Company. In 1874, he married Miss Brademeyer, of Sheboygan. They have one child, Ernst.

HENRY HAYSSEN, general store, New Holstein. Born in Olden- burg, Germany, Jan. 30, 1848. His parents emigrated to America in 1859, landing in New York. They proceeded at once to Wisconsin, stopping first at Theinsville, and afterward located at Rockwell. While the family lived here Henry left home and went to Milwaukee, where he attended Spencerian College and clerked until 1866, when he re- turned home and stopped with his father who was then engaged in farming and mercantile business. In 1867, he started for Montana to get a taste of western life. He first went to mining but was not fortu- nate. In 1868, he went with a mule team to Nevada. He was taken sick with the mountain fever and went to San Francisco where he was re- stored to health. With the help of his cousin he bought one-half inter- est in a dining saloon, but his parents sent for him to come home and take charge of the farm, which he did. In 1873, his brother-in-law, G. Jensen, was killed on an excursion train, and he was called from the plow to take charge of the store which Mr. Jensen had established in 1869. When he took the business the firm became Ilayssen & Son. He now carries a stock of $12 000, and does a business of $25.000 a year. In 1873, he married Miss Minnie Paulsen, of Chilton. They have four children-Eddie. Alma, Charles and Catherine E. Mr. Hayssen has an immense collection of geological specimens and Indian relics, having 35 copper implements, 1,500 flint arrowheads of different varieties, 150 stone axes, tomahawks and war implements, 40 kinds of coral forma- tion, an immense shell, 22 inches in length, taken from a grave or mound containing some 40 skeletons ; also, 40 State specimens, 4 cri- noids and a large collection of natural curiosities.

GUSTAV HOBERG, hardware, New Holstein. Born in Prussia, Germany, March 4, 1845 ; came to America in 1860 and entered the hardware business in Chicago. In 1861, he enlisted in the Ohio Mili- tia and afterwards in the U. S. Navy, where he served till 1865, when he enlisted in the 11th Ill. Cav., Co E. Ile served seven months and then went to Chicago and entered business. lle afterward joined the 23d U. S. Reg. Army Corps of Mounted Infantry ; was sent on the frontier and along the Pacific coast. Being wounded both hy bullet and Indian's arrows, he returned to Chicago, and was married in 1870, to Miss Stolzenweald, of Holstein, Germany, Then removing to New Ifolstein, Calumet Co., he engaged in teaching, until 1876, when

he entered the employ of his present partner, becoming a member of the firm in 1881. He has four children-George, Max, Paul and Ellen. Ile is a member of the Masonic lodge and of the I. O. O. F.

C. II HOLST, general store, New Holstein. Born in Holstein, Germany, April 1, 1854. With his parents, he emigrated in 1855 ; they came directly to IIolstein, settling on a farm. He attended the Oshkosh Normal School and taught from 1873 to 1877 ; his father then sold his farm and came to the village. In 1877, C. H. established his present business. He carries a stock of $8,000 and does a business of $15.000 per annum. He is a member of the Turn Verein society.

H. A. LAUSON, of the firm of Lauson Bros. agricultural depot, New Holstein. There are three brothers in this firm. C. P. is the machinist and operates the repair shop ; D. H. does the office business and book-keeping, and H. A. is a general manager ; the last was born in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, in 1855, and came over in 1867 with his parents. Landing at Quebec they came at once to New IIolstein. In 1873, II. A. bought a farm in the town of Chilton and lived there till 1875. when he went into the present business. They do a business of $20,000 a year. 'They are all married. H. A. married Miss Mary Hoffman, of New York. They have one son.

FERD. LUTHGE, hotel and hall, New Holstein. Born in Ger- many, and emigrated with his family to America in 1850. They stopped in New York six years, coming then to their present home. He was married in 1876 to Miss . Adora Arens, of Holstein. They have two children, having lost one. ' His son Paul is also in business here.

WILLIAM MILHAUPT, manufacturer of carriages, wagons, etc., New Holstein. Born in Milwaukee, July 10, 1856. His father having enlisted in the 26th Wis. V. I. as corporal, was killed in 1863, the fam- ily moved to Manitowoc County in 1864, locating at St. Nazians. IIere William commenced learning his trade in 1872. In 1873, he came to Holstein and finished it with B. Freeze. In 1878, he established his present factory employing five hands, and doing a business of $5.000 or $6,000. He belongs to the Turn Verein society of Holstein, and is a member of the Catholic Church.

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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