Milton Lutzke was born in Liberty (Manitowoc County) to Louis and Ida Lindeman Lutzke on November 25, 1905. He had one brother, Norman. On January 2,1932, 26-year old Milton married 16-year old Lillian M. Ahl, daughter of Peter and Rose Marx Ahl, at Waukegan. Milton was Lutheran and Lillian was Catholic. They had one son, …
Winnebago County was broken off from Brown County in 1840, with a population of 135 settlers. A county government was formed two years later, though the place was mostly scattered log cabins. Autumn 1846, the Partridge family arrived – Alvin, Lucia, a young daughter and a newborn son. They were Protestants with roots in Ohio. …
Alvina “Elva” Heup was born in and grew up on a farm near Sherwood, Wisconsin, the daughter of Gerhard “Garrett” Heup and ??. Her mother was a sister of John Deno, who operated a store on Third Street in Kaukauna. In June 1916, Elva worked as a seamstress for various shops around Milwaukee. She was …
March ?? 1956: Friday evening around 8:05pm, high school junior Michael McCormick, 17, (703 Quinney Avenue) met Terese VanderHorst, 18, (1121 Lawe Street) at 323 West Ninth Street. The house belonged to Angela McCormick, Michael’s grandmother, who was not home at the time. Soon, an argument broke out, and McCormick struck her over the head …
Glen Allen Barker was born June 28, 1913 in Ellington, Wisconsin to George “Al” Barker and Hallie Peeples. In 1937, Glen Barker was a 24-year old farmhand for his father. He had graduated from Shiocton High School and had taken an agriculture course at the University of Wisconsin before returning to the family farm. On …
Paul Husting was born April 25, 1866 in Fond du Lac. His father, John P. Husting, had emigrated from Luxemburg to the United States in 1855. He was a skilled watchmaker and fluent in several languages. Paul’s mother, Mary M. Juneau, was one of sixteen children born to Solomon Juneau, co-founder and first mayor of …
Simon Bailey Paige was born in Wentworth, New Hampshire on August 26, 1824. He married Leafy Cushing Bean. In the 1850s, they came to Oshkosh. Simon and his brother were in the whole sale grocery business, and Simon also had investments in lumber, railroads and race horses. Simon and Leafy were well-known, respected and quite …
Born in Saratoga, New York on February 26, 1835 and baptized in Hempstead at Christ’s Church. Jarvis‘ father Isaac was a tallow chandler (candlemaker), a profession that Jarvis would follow. The Loper family lived in Saratoga Springs until around 1862, when they moved to Oshkosh, Wisconsin. by 1865, the Loper family operated a soap and …
(Yes, I know this should be edited better.) Alexander George Grignon was born August 24, 1834 in Green Bay, as part of the historic Grignon Family. His father was George Grignon (1800-1849) and mother was Mary Pauline Prickett (1815-1910). This Alexander is not to be confused with others of the name, including the Alexander (1812-1882) …
Louis Adams usually gave his birth date as August 25, 1900. Some sources say August 25, 1897, which I think may be more accurate. Some sources have him born in New York, while most say he was born in Poland. His father’s last name was actually Adamski before it was Americanized. 1930: lived 1036 South …
