Lebanon Town

Lebanon Town

THOMAS BAKER, farmer. Sec. 4 ; P. 0. Hustisford ; born in Cornwall, England, Dec. 15, 1817 ; spent his early life, grew to manhood and married in England, marrying Miss Eliza Baker in Dacember, 1837, who died March 1, 1848, leaving five children - Mary, Ann. Eliza, Rachel R. and Thomas W, ; on the 20th of February, 1849, he married Mary E., daughter of Degury Baker, of Cornwall. In April, 1852, Mr. Baker and family left Old England for the New World ; landed at Quebec May 7, and came at once to Waukesha Co., Wis., where they lived until Mr. Baker bought seventy-five acres of his present farm in January, 1853 ; about fifty acres of this was cleared, upon which was a small house ; Mr. Baker has improved and added to this, and as the fruit of many toilsome years, has a homestead of 155 acres, a modern brick farmhousie, built in 18(i2, good barns and other substantial improvements ; he also owns 365 acres of well-improved land in Hustisford ; this is a good showing for a man who came to America with only a few hundred dollars ; he devotes the farm to both grain and stock. Mr. and Mrs. Baker are Methodists in belief; politics. Independent.

FERDINAND GNEUWIJCH, farmer. Sec. 18 ; P. O. Lebanon ; born in Prussia Aug. 7, 1833; was educated in the fatherland, and came to America, in 1847, with his parents, who settled in Lebanon ; at 16 years of age, he began life as a sailor on the Great Lakes, and sailed on Michigan, Huron, Superior. Erie and Ontario, until the fall of 1858, when he settled on the homestead, and married Miss Ernestina Maas, of Prussia ; they have seven children - August, Louisa, Emily, Emma, Anna, Ferdinand and Paulina. Mr. G. has 230 acres well improved, with excellent buildings. In politics a Democrat ; he was, first, Town Treasurer, then Assessor, and was Chairman of his town from 1863 to 1876, when he was elected County Clerk, and, at the end of his term, was again made Chairman, which office he now holds ; Mr. Gncwuch was a member of the Legislature of VVisconsin in 1865 and 1873. Is, with his family, a Lutheran, and has always been a leading mnn and public-spirited citizen of his township.

HENRY mOLDENHAl^ER, farmer, merchant and Po.stmaster, Lebanon; born in Prussia Feb. 21, 1831 ; in 1843, about forty from the vicinity of Berlin and Stettin agreed to come to America with Milwaukee as a rendezvous ; the parents of Henry Moldenhauor were among the number, and left Hamburg June 20, 1843, reaching Milwaukee Sept. 7 ; the entire colony settled in Lebanon, using ox teams and cutting roads to their Government farms ; the M. family consisted of parents and ten children ; Henry's twin sister, Sophia, died Oct. 10, 1843, and hers was the first body buried in the St. Paul's Cemetery ; the family built a rude wigwam, soon after building a poor frame house, the first in Lebanon ; as one of the pioneer colony, this family is identified with the early history of the town; Henry M. has owned the homestead of 100 acres since 1857, and has it well improved with good buildings; in June, 1878, he built the only store in the town, and was made Postmaster at the same time; has general stock of dry goods, groceries, boots and shoes, hats and caps, hardware, woodenware, glassware, crockery, pitent medicines, notions, etc. He married Miss Wilhelmina Hartman, Ixonia, Jan. 26, 1855, who died Feb. 24, lS7;i, leaving ten children - Henry, Fred, Edward, Ottilie, Francis, Lezetta, Amelia, Otto, Selma and William. Mr. M. and son are Democrats, the father having been Trustee, Supervisor and Chairman. The family belons; to the Lutheran Church.

REV. ERDMAN PANKOW, Pastor of St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Lebanon; burn in Prussia Sept. 5, 1818 ; was educated in the Fatherland, where he learned the trade of tailor. Married Mi.ss Sophia C. Moldenhauer April 17, 1843; came to America with a large colony of Prussians, reaching Milwaukee Sept. 6, 1843; worked at his trade here five months, then spent a short time in Watertown, where he built and sold a house, soon buying eighty acres of Government land on Sugar Island, Lebanon; built a 14x20 feet log house, and with the aid of his wife cleared about four and one-half acres of heavy timber; wolves used to howl round their cabin, and they led a busy yet lonesome life for two years; on the 1st of January, 1846, Mr. Pankow began teaching the Lutheran school in Lebanon, which he continued just thirty-two years ; preached his first sermon as Pastor of St. Paul's the Seventh Sunday after Trinity, 1848; also has Lutheran Evangelical congregations in Milwaukee, Mayville, Schwartzburg Station, Germantown and Sugar Island ; Mrs. Pankow died Aug. 28, 1859, leaving six children -

Wilhclmina, Herman, Erdman, Michael, Sophia and John (deceased;. On the 17th of November, 1859, he married Miss Mary L. Dammbaeh ; they have nine ceildrcn - Louisa, Albert, Adolph, Anna, Oswald, Eva, Paulina, Agnes and Angela ; Wilhelmina is married and lives in Nort'ulk, Neb. ; Herman is a photographer in Marshfield, VVis. ; Erdman is Pastor of Lutheran congregations in Tomah and llidgeville, living at Ridgeville, Wis.; Micliael is Pastor of the Lutheran flock at Norfolk, Neb.; Sophia is married and lives in Tomah ; Albert and x\dolph are students at the Northwestern Univcr.sity, Watertown, and the other children are on the farm of eighty-five acres. Sec. 19, where Mr. Pankow built a pleasant home in 1858; he still owns the old Government claim on Sugar Island.

FEKI>IXANI> PETSCH, farmer, Sec. 30 ; P. O. Lebanon ; born in Prussia in 1842 ; came with his parents to America in 1845, living five years in Niagara Co., N. Y.; in 1850, they removed to Lebanon, locating on a farm ; when about I'o years of age, Ferdinand returned to New York State, and, after eighteen months, again came to Wisconsin ; here he began learning the stonemason's trade, helping to build his present residence ; in August, 18G2, he enlisted in the 26th W. V. I. ; this regiment made a most brilliant record, taking an active part iu twenty-nine battles and skirmishes, in every one of which Mr. Petsch participated ; he undoubtedly saw more actual service and fighting than any man in his town ; he was engaged at the great battles of Chancellorsville and Gettysburg, where he narrowly missed death from a rebel shell ; was also in the battles of Wauhatchie Creek, Dalton, Resaoa, Cassville, Big Shanty, Kenesaw Mountain, Marietta, Peach Tree Creek, the battles in front of Atlanta and Savannah, and two fights in North Carolina ; the regiment was discharged at Milwaukee July 2, 1805. Mr. Petsch married Miss Louisa Rex, of Hubbard ; they have six children - Louis, Richard, Amelia, Henry, Louisa and Charles. Mr. P. is an Independent Republican and the family are Lutherans.

THEODORE TESCH, farmer. Sec. 24; P. O. Ashippun ; born in Prus.sia Feb. 11, 1836, and came to America in 1856, locating on his farm of eighty acres; of this only twelve were cleared, on which was an old log cabin ; by labor and management he has an improved farm and good home ; enlisted Aug. 20, 1862, in the 26th W. V. I., and was in the great and bloody battles of Chancellorsville and Gettysburg ; the regiment was then transferred to Sherman, and was in the battles of Resaca, Dallas, Burnt Hickory, Kene-saw Mountain, Peach Tree Creek, etc.; Mr. Tesch was in Sherman's grand march, and in the fights at Bentonville and Averysboro ; at the close, went via Richmond to Washington, where his regiment was discharged, he returning to his farm and family. Married Miss Sophia Walltman in 1862 ; they have six children - Layetta, Richard, Clara, Mary, Albert and Julius. Mr. Tesch is a Democrat ; was Town Treasurer five years, and is now Assessor ; is a Lutheran, with his family.

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CHARLE$!i ARESfRERG, cooper, Sixth Ward, Dodge Co.; born in Brunswick, Germany, Oct. 8, 1832: came to America in July. 1854; located in Milwaukee; came to Watertown in May, 1856. He was married in Milwaukee, in June, 1855, to Mary Dittes; she was born in Baden, Germany ; they have had three children ; one died in infancy ; the living are Otelle and Ernst. Mr. Arenberg is one of the oldest coopers in the State ; he has been engaged in the business ever since he came to the country ; he is one of the leading citizens of the city ; he has been Supervisor ; is now President of Concordia Musical Society, having held that position several times. He has been President of the Northwestern Saengerbund, and is at present a member of that society ; he is a member of the Sons of Hermann and has been President of the same, also has held presidency of the Grand Lodge.

CHARLES RECKER, cigar manufacturer. Sixth Ward, Dodge Co.; was born in Germany Aug. 26, 1S3S ; came to Watertown in 1866 ; worked as cigar-maker for Wigginhorn Bros, until December, 1878 ; in the spring of 1879, he commenced manufacturing for himself In April, 1868, he married Augusta Zahn ; she was born in (iermany ; they have five cliildren - Christiana, Fredrick, William Charles, Victor Otto, Autiusta and an infant son.

HON. CHARLES RECK^IIAN, Justice of the Peace, Sixth Ward, Dodge Co.; born in Prussia Aug. 16, 1813 ; came to America in September, 1843; located in Buft'alo, N. Y.; taught school in Western New York until he came to Wisconsin in September, 1845 ; engaged in farming until 1868. He has held the office of Justice of the Peace continuou-sly since 1853, except for three years, from 1860 to 1862, and one year prior to that time ; he was for many years Supervisor, Alderman, City Treasurer,

School Commissioner, City Clerk, Commissioner of Public Debt, and, in 1874, he was a member of the Assembly. It would be difficult to find a man in the State who has received so many manifestations of the esteem and confidence of his neighbors and fellow-citizens as the people of this vicinity have shown to Mr. Beokman. He was married, Oct 31, 183d, to Hannah Charlotte Knuth ; she was born in Prussia Feb. 7, 1812; they have had seven children; the living are Anna Maria Eliza (now Mrs. Hermann Teiseh, of Dakota), Alvino Louise Francisco (now Mrs. Eugene Gebhart, of Watertown) and Henry Louis Martin (a resident of this citv).

WILLIASI HERB!>$T, tailor, Fifth Ward, Dodge Co.; born in Mecklenburg, Germany, Jan. 5, 1837; came to America in 1851; located in New York City; remained there until 1852; then came to Watertown ; commenced learning the tailor's trade in Germany when only 14 years of age ; has continued to work at the same business ever since. He was married in Watertown to Paulina Roder, March 5, 185(5; she was born in Silesia; they have had nine children, lost five; the living are Paul, Robert, Priscella and Emma; those who have died were named William, Calvin, Euiil, Willie and Eddie. Mr. Herbst has been a member of the School Board ; he is a member and one of the Trustees of the Evansrelical Reformed Cliureh.

CHARLES WILLIAM FRED HILGENDORF, grocer and saloon-keeper, Sixth Ward, Dodge Co.; born in Prussia Dec. 29, 1832; came to America and located in Watertown in 1854 ; for six months he was engaged in brickmaking; clerked two months for H. Bellach ; for twelve years, he wa» with William Buchheit ; afterward, for two years he carried on business as commission merchant at Beaver Dam, Wis.; in May, 1878, he commenced the business he is now carrying on. Mr. Hilgendorf's first wife was Louise Roeber ; she died Sept. 16, 1878, leaving two children - -Charles and Anna. March 1, 1879, Mr. Hilgendorf married Mary Roeber, his present wife. Mr. Hilgendorf is a member of the Sons of Hermann and Workingmen's Sdcieties.

FREDERICK MAERZKE, wagon-maker, Sixth Ward, Dodge Co.; born in Prussia March 21, 1827 ; came to America in 18.")2 ; lived in Milwaukee one year and a half; came to Watertown in 1854; commenced wagon-maker's trade when only 14 years of age; he has been five terms Alderman of the Sixth Ward ; he is a member of the I. 0. 0. F. May 27, 1867, he was married to Mary Ann, daughter of John Habliegger ; she was born in Switzerland July 13, 184t), and died in February, 1877 ; seven children survive her - Philipp, Frederick, Jr., Charles, Oscar, Sophia and Lina ; lost one son and a daughter.

CHRISTIAN MAY, cooper, also member of the firm of F. Miller & Co., proprietors flouringmiils; was born in the south part of Germany, on the river Rhine Aug. 28, 1824. In 1846, he emigrated to America and located in Buffalo, N. Y., where he remained a little over a year, and moved to Michigan, staying there, however, but a short time. He passed two years between Milwaukee and Chicago, the winters being passed in the latter city, working at his trade of cooper, when he made his residence in Watertown, where he began business in the summer of 1849. During Mr. May's residence in Watertown, he has been identified with all that contributed to the welfare and prosperity of his adopted residence, and the citizens have, on several occasions, testified their appreciation of his efforts by his election to city offices. Nov. 28, 1852, he married Lena Kloger, a native of Germany, but raised in Massachusetts, whence she was brought with her parents when 4 years of age. They have two sons - Gustavus, born Dec. 22, 1853, and Edward, Dec. 28, 1856, who are engaged in looking after the varied interests of their father.

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<t yOKTH-WESTETilf RAILWAY. iiLoBEAR IN MIND, no other road runs Pullman Hotel Girs, or any form of Hotel Cars, THROUGH between Chicago and the Missouri River. This is the only Line that has THROUGH EATING CARS of any sort.