Memoirs of Milwaukee County : from the earliest historical times down to the present, including a genealogical and biographical record of representative families in Milwaukee County, Volume II, Part 51

Author: Watrous, Jerome Anthony, 1840- ed
Publication date: 1909
Publisher: Madison : Western Historical Association
Number of Pages: 1072


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remainder of his life. On Feb. 10, 1859, he was united in marriage to Miss Lucy A. Breed, a native of Wauwatosa and daughter of A. O. T. and Margaret (Shields) Breed, both of New York state. Mr. Breed came from near Syracuse, in 1835, and his wife came one year later. They were married in Wauwatosa and opened the first general store in Milwaukee, on the location later occupied by the well-known firm of Bradley & Metcalf. In 1840 they sold out and went to live on a farm, and lost several thousand dollars-a heavy loss in those days-through the provisions of the bankrupt law. The farm which they occupied is now the site of White City and West Park and was their home until the death of Mr. Breed in September, 1875. His wife, born in 1818, died in Milwaukee. To the marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. H. Fowler four children were born: Elliot Scott, born on Jan. 4, 1860, resides with his father; Lilly Myra, born on May 13, 1864, died on May 3, 1895; Roy Edward, born on Feb. 6, 1874, was married on Sept. 6, 1906, to Miss Clare Porter, of Niagara Falls, where they now live, Mr. Fowler being the chief chemist in a chloride of potash factory; Myron Marshall, born on July 31, 1876, is unmarried and is the electrical engineer with the Western Electrical Company, of Chicago. Both of the younger sons are graduates of the University of Wisconsin, where Roy was employed as an instructor for two years; later he took a post-graduate course at Cornell.


Thomas H. Wood, one of the oldest and most respected citizens of Milwaukee, was born on a farm in England on Nov. 26, 1821, a son of William and Helen (Whelden) Wood. The father was a farmer by vocation and served in the English army under the Duke of Wellington at the battle of Waterloo. His land was part of one of the memorable battle fields of Cromwell's struggle against the English kings and covered the larger part of the field of one of the most decisive battles of that war. Mr. Wood received the limited educational advantages afforded by the paid schools of his native country, and when he had finished the prescribed course he enlisted in the British army and served for a period of twelve months. After coming to this country he located first in Manistee, Mich., and became interested in lumbering. He built the first mill on Bark river, and was a partner of John Stronach, of Manistee. He then went to Mason county, Mich., where he built the first saw-mill in the county. He had been successful in Manistee, and became the manager of four large mills, but the school facilities were inadequate and the com- pany by whom he was employed gave him a change of location in order that he might send his son to school. He came to Milwaukee after seventeen years of a busy career in Michigan and here engaged in the same line of business. When the Civil war broke out he was intensely loyal to the Union cause, and although he could not go him- self he helped in many ways in the enlisting of men for service. In 1864, while he was conducting a small grocery and hotel at Elm Grove, Waukesha county, he determined to enlist, becoming a private in Company E of the Forty-Eighth Wisconsin, and was mustered into the United States service in February, 1865. Mr. Wood was offered a lieutenancy in the company, but declined it, and three weeks


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after his enlistment was made orderly sergeant, a position which he held until mustered out. The regiment saw no active service against the Confederate army but did good work in Kansas and Colorado against the Indians and guerrillas. Company E was mustered out at Fort Leavenworth, Kan., on Dec. 30, 1865, and Mr. Wood returned to Milwaukee. He again engaged in the lumber and shingle business and conducted it successfully for some time, but subsequently left it to form a partnership with Guy C. Legyard in a grocery firm. After a year he disposed of his interest to his partner, and entered the realty business with a Mr. Neidermann. He had by thrift and industry saved sufficient to purchase several choice lots and buildings, to many of which he still retains the deed. When he retired he had accumulated a small fortune, and the income derived from his property allows him to live in comfort. Reared in the school of hardship and privation he became thoroughly imbued with those qualities of indus- try and frugality which made so much for his later success. At the present time Mr. Wood is the owner of the beautiful residence where he now resides, the property at the northwest corner of Walker and Barclay streets, the house and lot at 583 Washington street, and twenty-four acres of land in the town of Brookfield, Waukesha county. He also owns the brick building at the corner of Greenfield avenue and Clinton street. He has been rather unfortunate in several financial transactions of recent years, having recently to settle a $12,000 note for six and a half cents on the dollar, and has lost alto- gether more than $30,000, but still has a sufficient income to keep clear of debt and live comfortably. Mr. Wood was united in mar- riage on April 20, 1850, to Miss Cornelia J. Parrigo, a native of Ver- mont and a daughter of Warren H. and Delia Parrigo. Mr. and Mrs. Parrigo came to Milwaukee in 1846, and he owned and operated a ferry crossing the Milwaukee river until the time of his death, which occurred in 1849. His widow passed away in 1867. To Mr. and Mrs. Wood were born two children, the elder of whom, a daughter, died when but three months old. Warren H. Wood, a son, was born in 1852 and was killed in the railroad yards at Free- port, Ill., when twenty years of age. The wife and mother never recovered from the shock sustained by the news of his death, and from that time until her demise, which occurred in 1883, she grad- ually wasted away. Mr. and Mrs. Wood adopted Stella A. McDonald when she was but seven years of age and had her name changed to Mattie C. Wood. She was born in Watertown, Wis., and it is with her that Mr. Wood now makes his home. For several years she was in charge of the ladies' department of the New York Life Insurance Company, and at the present time is traveling in the inter- est of a medical institution to be located either in Chicago or Mil- waukee, and is meeting with great success and encouragement in her efforts. Mr. Wood has long been prominent in fraternal circles, especially in the Masonic order, which no longer calls upon him for dues. He is also a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and of the Order of Red Men. Probably nowhere can be found a more striking example of a distinctly self-made inan than Mr.


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Wood. Coming to this country with no capital but the two and one- half dollars which he had borrowed and a capacity for work he has made of himself one of the most substantial citizens of the community. He has always been one of the most stanch adherents of the Repub- lican party, and as the representative of that party served three terms as deputy treasurer and one term as treasurer of Mason county, Mich., and twelve years as a member of the common council of the city of Milwaukee.


Paul H. Rupp, M. D., No. 1502 Center street, Milwaukee, is of German antecedents. His paternal grandfather, Louis Rupp, came from Germany to Green Bay, Wis., when he was a boy, and thence came on a sled to Calumet county where he later engaged in the grain business. Subsequently he removed to Chicago, and was in the sash and door business, and was burned out at the time of the great Chicago fire, and died soon after. The maternal grandfather, Philip Altpeter, was also a native of Germany and came to Milwaukee when a young man, being one of the first coopers in the city. He spent the remainder of his life in Milwaukee. The parents of Dr. Rupp are Louis P. and Lillian (Altpeter) Rupp, the former born in Calumet county, Wis., Oct. 19, 1853, and the latter in Milwaukee, Jan. 26, 1860. The father was for many years engaged in the drug business in the city, and is now employed as clerk in the office of the state treasurer at Madi- son. Dr. Rupp attended the public schools of Milwaukee, attaining there an excellent education. His interest in medicine began while in the employ of his father in the drug store and he later decided to study medicine, entering the Milwaukee Medical Collge, in which he was graduated in 1904, and immediately after he began his practice in the city where he was born on Aug. 10, 1881. Although a young man, Dr. Rupp is succeeding well in his chosen profession, and has the prospect of a successful career before him. In politics he is an adher- ent to the principles of the Republican party, and his professional affiliations are with the American Medical Association, of which he has become a member.


O. W. Williams, D. O., No. 373 First avenue, Wauwatosa, WVis., was born at Marshalltown, Iowa, Feb. 23, 1872, and is the son of Joseph B. and Julia (Taft) Williams, both natives of Ohio, the former born on Sept. 9, 1826, and the latter on Aug. 12, 1846. His father was a private in Company F, One Hundred and Twenty-third Ohio infantry, and served for three years in the Civil war, participat- ing in the battles of Gettysburg, Cedar Creek (where he was wounded). Richmond and Petersburg, serving under Generals Sheri- dan and Grant. He is now living at Brewster, Minn. Of the seven children born into the family, all are living. Dr. Williams attended the public schools of Worthington, Minn., in his boyhood, and obtained his collegiate training at Buena Vista College, Storm Lake, Pa., and later was graduated at the Milwaukee College of Osteopathy. He began practicing at Lake Geneva, Wis., where he remained for five years, and on Oct. 29, 1904, he came to Milwaukee, where he has built up a very large and successful practice. On Nov. 24, 1898, he was united in marriage to Miss Rose Bateman, daughter of Perry and


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Cornelia, (Baker) Bateman, of Northfield, Minn. Their four chil- dren are Leah Rose, Dorothy Cornelia, Alma Carrol, and Theodore Harold. In his political affiliations Dr. Williams is a Republican, but has never cared to enter largely into that field of activity. His reli- gious faith is that of the Baptist church, and in connection with his professional work he is a member of the American Osteopathic Asso- ciation, the Wisconsin Osteopathic Association, and the Milwaukee organization of the same school.


Nelson Miles Black, M. D., 690 Summit avenue, was born at Mount Vernon, Jefferson county, Ill., Jan. 21, 1870, and is the son of John Dick Black, born at Meadeville, Pa., July 10, 1841, and Selinda Gibson (Wood) Black, a native of Holly, N. Y. The paternal ancestors belonged to the old colonial stock, and served in the Revolu- tionary war. The parents came west and located in Illinois, and later in Michigan, removing subsequently to North Dakota, where Mr. Black was prominent in the affairs of the state, serving on the state central committee of the Republican party for some time, and also as register of deeds for eight years. He has now retired from active business life and spends his winters in the south. He was a partici- pant in the Civil war, enlisting in 1861 in the three-months service and later re-enlisted in the One Hundred and Forty-fifth Pennsyl- vania infantry as lieutenant. This regiment participated in the battles of Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, and Gettysburg, and shared in the pursuit of Lee, in the movements in Virginia and the Mine Run campaign. It was also in the battles of the Wilderness, North Anna, Totopotomoy, Cold Harbor and the assault on Petersburg, and at Deep Bottom, Reams' Station, and Five Forks, and after the grand review at Washington was mustered out at Alexandria, May 31. 1865. Lieutenant Black was later appointed to the position of adju- tant and served on the staffs of Gens. Francis C. Barlow and Nelson A. Miles, and while on the staff of the latter was ordered to Fortress Monroe and had charge of the prisoners at that place. Gen. Nelson A. Miles, in his official report of the battle of Reams' Station, Aug. 24. 1864, says: "Lieutenant Black, acting aide-de-camp, was fearless in his endeavors to press the men forward again after they had broken," and he was recommended by Gen. W. S. Hancock for pro- motion "for gallantry at Reams' Station." This recommendation was acted upon, and he was breveted captain Dec. 17, 1864. Ilis name also appears elsewhere in the official records of the Civil war, his position as acting assistant adjutant-general devolving upon him important duties and positions. During the Spanish-American war he was appointed major and chief commissary of subsistence and assigned to the staff of General Miles. Dr. Black was educated first in the public schools, and was graduated from the high school of Dowagiac, Mich., and later from the school of pharmacy of the North- western University of Chicago, taking his degree in the latter in 1890. He then entered the medical department of the University of Pennsylvania, and was graduated with the degree of M. D. in 1894. He began his practice as the house physician at St. Barnabas Hos- pital of Minneapolis, remaining there for fourteen months, and then


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spent some time in St. Christopher's Hospital for children in Philadel- phia, and also at Will's Eye Hospital in the same city. He came to Milwaukee in 1897, as assistant-surgeon for Dr. Wurdeman, remain- ing one year, and was then appointed first assistant-surgeon with the rank of captain in the First North Dakota infantry, for service in the Spanish-American war, and remained in the military service from April, 1898, until December, 1899. He was recommended by General Lawton for brevet major in the United States army for "conspicuous service on the field of battle at Lapote Bridge, Philippine Islands. Returning to Milwaukee, he resumed his practice, as a specialist in the diseases of the eye, ear, nose and throat. He spent six months doing post-graduate work in Vienna, Berlin, Paris, and London. Dr. Black belongs to the national, state, county and city medical asso- ciations, to the Milwaukee Oto-Ophthalmic Club, the Chicago Oto- Ophthalmic Society, and the American Academy of Ophthalmology. In the patriotic societies he belongs to the Sons of the American Revo- lution, the Military Order of the Loyal Legion, the Military and Naval Order of the Spanish-American War, the Order of Foreign Wars, Milwaukee Commandery, and he has also taken the thirty- second degree in the Masonic order. In politics he is a Republican. He was united in marriage in 1901, to Miss Erna Leidersdorf, daughter of Bernard and Fanny (Duttenhofer) Leidersdorf, of Mil- waukee, and to the union two children have been born: Selenda Frances Louise, and Carl Nelson Bernard.


William R. Kennedy, M. D., No. 130 Thirty-second street, Mil- waukee, was born in Appleton, Mo., May 8, 1872. His paternal grandfather, Patrick M. Kennedy, came to this country from Scot- land with his family, locating in Ohio. He was a physician by pro- fession and a man of large means, having owned an estate in Scot- land. The maternal grandfather, Milo Butler, was also a physician and practiced in Illinois and Missouri. Two of the sons of the last- named, A. H. and Homer Butler, served in the Civil war; one was a bugler and died from lung disease, brought on by strain and exposure. Dr. Kennedy's father, William Stewart Kennedy, was born in Edin- burgh in 1850 and came to this country with his parents when a child. He married Ada A. Butler. William R. was educated in the graded and high schools of Shelbina, Mo., and obtained his pre-medical training under the preceptorship of Dr. Hazard, of Anamosa, Iowa, and then entered the homeopathic medical department of the Univer- sity of Iowa, in which he was graduated with the degree of M. D. in 1895. He began practicing in Greenwood, Wis .. remaining about a year and a half, and then removed to Kaukauna, Wis. After three years he returned to Greenwood, practicing there and at Neilsville for about two years. In 1902 he came to Milwaukee, having special- ized in the diseases of the eye, ear, nose, and throat, and taken a post-graduate course of study along those lines in Edinburgh Uni- versity and London. He is a member of the Wisconsin State, Mil- waukee County, and Brainard Medical Societies, and also of the Masonic order, chapter, and council. In politics he is Republican, and is a member of the Congregational church. On Aug. 3, 1901,


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he was married to Miss Edna J. Mason, of Corning, Iowa, daughter of Rev. Philip H. and Florence H. (Holmes) Mason, of Rockton, Ill. They have two children, Florence Marjorie and Ada Janette.


Charles A. Faber, M. D., of 1313 Forest Home avenue, is a na- tive of Wayne, Washington county, Wis., and was born on April 30. 1860, of German parentage. His father, Philip Faber, came to the United States with his parents in 1845. The grandparents, John and Elizabeth Faber, both passed their last days in Washington county. The maternal grandparents came to this country in 1852 and also settled in Washington county. They were farmers. The parents of our subject spent their declining years in the city of Fond du Lac, the father, Philip Faber, dying on Oct. 30, 1899. Their family of six children, four daughters and two sons, are all living. Dr. Faber began his education in the public schools of Wayne, later attended the high school of Fond du Lac, and then entered the Northwestern Uni- versity (Lutheran) of Watertown, taking the full classical course. After leaving college he entered the drug store of J. C. Huber, of Fond du Lac, remaining there until he passed the state examination in pharmacy, and then went into the drug store of W. J. Brier, of Plymouth, where he was employed for six years. After spending a year in the school of pharmacy at Philadelphia he returned to Plym- outh and resumed the drug business under the firm name of C. A. Faber & Co., W. J. Brier retiring and taking a position in the River Falls Normal School. Later Dr. Faber decided to study medicine, his long experience as druggist having made him familiar with a considerable portion of the work of preparation, and he entered Rush Medical College, Chicago, was graduated in 1897, and in July of the same year he began the practice of his profession in Milwau- kee, where he has been ever since, meeting with large success in his chosen work. He belongs to the American Medical Association, and to the Wisconsin State, Milwaukee County, and Milwaukee Medical Societies, and to the Brainard Medical Society. He is a member of the Lutheran church, and in political matters gives his support to the Republican party. On Oct. 12, 1892, he was united in marriage to Miss Bertha Borngesser, daughter of Andrew and Caroline (Thomas) Borngesser, of Milwaukee. Of the two children born to them, Ruth, the oldest, is deceased, the younger being Charles A., Jr.


Hugo Henry August Schlaeger, M. D., 1217 Wells street, Mil- waukee, was born on Dec. 4, 1874, in the city where he now resides. Dr. Schlaeger's parents, Henry and Augusta (Hubner) Schlaeger, were both born in Germany, the former in 1836 and the latter in 1839, the former being at the time of immigration fifteen years of age and the latter twelve. . The father started in when a boy with the well-known firm of Bradley & Metcalf, and became foreman of the finishing department in their large shoe establishment. He died on Feb. 18, 1896, and his widow still resides in Milwaukee. They had a family of five children, three of whom are living. The first born, Ida, was married to W. J. Schubert in 1884 and died in 1892, the mother of three children : Arthur, Esther and Gladys (twins), all of whom reside in the city. One brother, William H. Schlaeger, born in Mil-


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waukee in 1862, was educated in the public schools and began the practice of dentistry in that city in 1882, remaining there until 1904, when he removed to Mobile, Ala., where he is now following his pro- fession. He was married in 1890 to Miss Lizzie Seidler, of Mil- waukee, and they have four children : Johanna, Walter, Cornelius and William. Amanda, the second daughter, born in 1872, was married to John Picken in 1896, and at present is residing in Los Angeles, Cal. Dr. Schlaeger was educated in the public school and business college of the city, and was connected with the Daily News some- thing over a year. He then entered the dental laboratory of his brother, William H., who is mentioned above, and there he was employed three years. Having decided to follow the medical pro- fession, he entered the Milwaukee Medical College, in which he was graduated in 1898, and he has been in active practice ever since. He has a large general practice, and is also medical examiner for the Modern Woodmen of America, Royal Neighbors, the Reserve Fund Fraternal Beavers, and the Improved Order of Red Men. He belongs to these organizations and also to the Archeological Society of Wiscon- sin. In politics he is a Republican and takes an active part in the political movements of the day. His religious affiliations are with the Lutheran church. Dr. Schlaeger went abroad in 1891 and traveled extensively in Germany and other parts of the old world for two years. He is also familiar with his own land, having traveled in almost every portion of the country.


Charles S. Fisher, D. O., of Wauwatosa, was born in Milwaukee county, Dec. 28, 1884. The grandparents on both sides of the family were among the early settlers of Milwaukee county. William Fisher was a native of Massachusetts and participated in the Civil war as a soldier in a Wisconsin infantry regiment and was killed while in the service. His wife's maiden name was Theresa Thompson. Their son, C. T. Fisher-the father of Dr. Fisher-was born in Milwaukee county, and married Nancy M. Swan, daughter of N. J. and Hannah (Gilbert) Swan, of whom the former is now deceased and the latter is still living. Dr. Fisher was educated in the Wauwatosa schools, and after graduating from the high school was a student in the Spencerian Business College of Milwaukee. Later he took a course of instruc- tion in the American School of Osteopathy, at Kirksville, Mo., received his degree of D. O. on Jan. 25, 1906, and has since been practicing with excellent results in the city of Milwaukee. He belongs to the Wisconsin State Osteopathic Association, to the American Osteo- pathic Association, and to the Atlas Club of Kirksville, Mo. In politics he is a Republican and his church membership is in the Con- gregational society.


Christian H. Beyer, M. D., No. 90 North avenue, Milwaukee, is a native of the city where he now resides, and was born on Aug. 26, 1872. He is of German ancestry, although his father, Christian Bever, was also born in Milwaukee, in 1851, and his mother, Louise (Schultz ) Beyer, was born in Germany, but came to America as an infant, in 1852. The paternal grandfather came to Milwaukee in an carly day and was one of the first bakers in the city. The maternal


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grandparents, Theodore and Elizabeth Schultz, came also in the pioneer days, and settled on a farm in Milwaukee county, but they both died in the city of Milwaukee, the former in 1891 and the latter in 1889. Dr. Beyer is the only child of his parents, and his mother, after the death of his father, contracted a second marriage, with Mr. Rudolph Preuss, both of whom are now residents of Milwaukee. Christian H. attended the public schools of the city, graduating in the high school, and then entered as a student the University of Lake Forest. His professional education was obtained at Rush Medical College, Chicago, in which he was graduated in 1895, with the degree of M. D. The year following graduation he served as the house physician at the Chicago Poly- clinie Hospital, and since that time has been a practicing physician in Milwaukee, making a specialty of obstetrics and also serving on the medical staff of the county hospital for the chronic insane. In politics he is independent, supporting such men and measures as appeal to his own judgment. His church affiliations are with the Lutheran organization, as are those also of his parents. In 1898 he was united in marriage to Miss Alma Truss, daughter of Jacob and Wilhelmina Truss, of .Milwaukee. Four children have been born to them, as follows: Amy, Ruth, Myra and Clyde.


Arno W. Kratzsch, M. D., No. 192 North avenue, Milwaukee, the only child of his parents, Herman and Sophia ( Kresse) Kratzsch, natives of Germany, the former born on Feb. 17, 1826, and the latter on Feb. 5, 1831. The parents came to the United States in 1851, locating on a farm in Washington county, Wis. The mother died in 1861, and Mr. Kratzsch subsequently married Ernestine Kresse, by whom he had three children, all living. The father died on the farm i11 1882. Arno W., born near Newburgh, Washington county, on Dec. 29, 1859, attended the public schools of the village during his boy- hood years and later became a student in the Whitewater Normal School. He then followed the profession of school teaching, closing this part of his career as principal of the school at Thiensville. It was through this work that he acquired sufficient funds to carry him through a course in medicine. His medical education was obtained at Rush Medical College, in which he was graduated in 1884 with the degree of M. D., and he began his practice in Plymouth, Sheboygan county, where he remained for three years, and then removed to Cas- cade, in the same county, where he practiced for eleven years. In 1898 he removed to Milwaukee, where he has since followed his pro- fession with great success, and he has been for some time one of the lecturers in the College of Physicians and Surgeons. He is a member of the American Medical Association, the Wisconsin State Medical Society, and the Milwaukee and Sheboygan County Medical societies. In politics he belongs to the Republican party, and has always taken an active interest in political movements. He was particularly prominent in Sheboygan county, and for some time he held an important position in the pension department. In his religious faith he belongs to the German Lutheran church. On Sept. 7, 1882, occurred the marriage of Dr. Kratzsch and Miss Eva E. Zaun, of Ozaukee county, daughter of Jacob and Margaret ( Bauernfeind) Zaun, who now reside in Mil-




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