PHOTOS FROM GLASS NEGATIVES

JOHN LANDUA


John Landua

A 1900 Kiel Directory shows that John Landua was a carpenter
and lived on the corner of 6th and River Terrace Streets. He
also operated the boarding house part of Market Saloon and
Boarding House located at 730 Fremont Street.
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(From the Files of Sept. 7, 1899)
KIEL - At the last meeting of the village council Monday 
evening Jacob Jugenheimer was appointed village street
commissioner to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation
of John Landua.
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1880 Federal Census, Town of Schleswig
Landua Leonard age 49, farmer
Landua Margaretha age 52, wife
Children:
Mary 22, Henry 20, John 18, Catherine 16,
Thomas 13, Josephine 11.
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The following is his son:
From Manitowoc county death records:
John Frank Landua (v.6 p.82)
Baby –died at age 3 days
May 8, 1898-May 10, 1898
Son of John Landua (born Town of Schleswig) and Victoria 
   (born Town of Charlestown, Calumet County)
Born and died in Kiel
Died from “infantile weakness”
Buried at the Kiel Cemetery 
(SS. Peter and Paul cemetery #83)



Ed Lanet

JOHN LANGENFELD


John Langenfeld

From Calumet county death records:
John Langenfeld (v.10 p.236)
Widower of Theresa Brosh
Nov. 16, 1865-June 9, 1938
Son of Michael Langenfeld and Sophia [am not able to read last name] (born Germany)
Born “Calumet, Fond du Lac County”
Merchant of hardware and farm implements
Died from “accidental drawning in Lake Winnebago, 6-9-38”
Buried at Holy Rosary Catholic Cemetery, New Holstein
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From Calumet county death records:
Theresa Langenfeld nee Brosh (v.8 p.493)
Wife of John Langenfeld
Died Aug. 15, 1929 at age 62 years 7 months and 23 days
Daughter of Lambert Brosh and Anna [cannot read last name] (both born Germany)
Born Wisconsin
Died from “chronic intestinal nephritis, 20 years”
Buried at Holy Rosary Catholic Cemetery, New Holstein

EMILIE (LUELOFF) LANGJAHR


Emilie (Lueloff) Langjahr

From Manitowoc county marriage records:
Otto Langjahr and Emilie Lueloff (v.6 p.220)
Married Nov. 16, 1893 in religious ceremony in Kiel
Otto Langjahr
Son of William Langjahr and Emilie Winker
Born in the US
Stone mason at Kiel
Emilie Lueloff
Daughter of Gottfried Lueloff and Sophia Grandbolt
Born in the US
Witnesses Herman Lueloff and Louisa Langjahr
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Otto Langjahr [Aug 29, 1865 - May 1, 1945]
Amelia Luelloff Langjahr [Apr 13, 1866 - Feb 19, 1916]
Buried in Colby Memorial cemetery.
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Otto M. Langjahr was born at School Hill, Manitowoc county, Wis., 
August 29, 1865. In the year of 1893 he was united in marriage 
with Miss Amelia Lueloff at Kiel, Wis. To this union four sons 
were born, twin boys, Oliver and Elmer, Arvin and Otis. In 1900 
they moved to Colby where Mr. Langjahr was employed at the Colby 
Marble works. Mrs. Langjahr and two sons, Oliver who died overseas 
in 1918, and Otis, the youngest son, preceded him in death. The 
deceased died at the home of his son, Arvin at Riplinger, with 
whom he made his home for the past several years. He was an 
invalid for a number of years and was in ill health for the past 
few months. He leaves two sons, Elmer of Unity and Arvin of 
Riplinger, seven grandchildren, two sisters, Mrs. Bertha Bleivenecht 
of Dixon, Neb. and Mrs. Louise Lueloff of Kiel, Wis.; one brother, 
William Langjahr of Plymouth, Wis. 
Relatives from out of town attending the services were Mr. and Mrs. 
Herman Lulloff of Kiel; Mr. and Mrs. John Keenan of Mellen; Wm. 
Langjahr of Plymouth; Mr. and Mrs. T. R. Salter of Unity; Mr. and 
Mrs. Mark Shuckhart of Prentice; Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Henke of Arpin. 
“At the close of the day Comes the setting of the sun, And we rest 
from our labors, For our day’s work is done; So God will call His 
children, Some are young and some are old – For He has planned the 
span of life As the years to us unfold.” 
Marathon County Register (Unity, Clark Co. Wis.) 05/11/1945