JOHN M. THIESSEN
John M. Thiessen
From Calumet county marriage records: John M. Thiessen and Lisette Hagemann (v.3 p.154) March 1, 1894 in religious ceremony, Town of New Holstein John M. Thiessen Son of Thies Thiessen and Margaretha Jaensson Born Town of New Holstein farmer Lisette Hagemann Daughter of Christian Hagemann and Lisette Levering Born Town of New HolsteinREINHARDT THIESSEN
Reinhardt Thiessen
From Manitowoc county marriage records: Reinhardt Thiessen and Clara A. Lindemann (v.7 p.290) Married Sept. 7, 1903 in civil ceremony in Town of Schleswig Reinhardt Thiessen Son of Thies Thiessen and Margretha Johnson Teacher of biology professor at Des Moines, Iowa Born Town of New Holstein Clara A. Lindemann Daughter of August Lindemann and Friedericka Reseburg Born Town of Schleswig Witnesses J. Adella Thiessen and Aug. F. Lindemann ******** Marriage - 1903 The sweet bonds of marriage were forged Monday noon in the home of the brides parents by Justice of the Peace Guetzloe: Professor Reinhard Thiessen of Des Moines, Iowa, and Miss. Clara Lindemann, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. August Lindeman(sic) of this city. The young pair boarded the afternoon train for a short wedding trip and will be making their home in Des Moines, where Professor Thiessen is a member of the university staff. The bride has been employed for several years by Meher and Sprecher's Store as saleslady, and enjoyed wide popularity. The parents of the bridegroom are Mr. and Mrs. Thies Thiessen of New Holstein. - Two sisters of Professor Thiessen and a sister and a brother of the bride accompanied the newlyweds part of the way on the trip to Milwaukee- In addition- our best wishes! (Translated from a German newspaper and contributed by Bob Domagalski) ********** Dr. R. Thiessen Dies Suddenly Suffering a heart attack on Friday, Dr. Reinhardt Thiessen, native of the town of New Holstein, and the discoverer of the origin of coal, died Sunday at his home in Pittsburgh, Pa., where he was research chemist for the U.S. Bureau of Mines. The funeral was held Tuesday in Pittsburgh. Dr. Thiessen was born near here in May, 1868. His early education was acquired in country school in the town of New Holstein, and in Kiel. In his young manhood he taught sciences in Red River Valley University in South Dakota, Des Moines College in Iowa, and at the University high school in Chicago. He was with the Bureau of Mines for over twenty years. Because of his brilliant research work on the origin of coal - of which he was engaged up to the time of his death - he was awarded a silver medal in 1925 by the Royal Arts Society of London. The results of his findings are taught in every school where science is taught. For a number of years Dr. Thiessen had been visiting this vicinity with assistants for the purpose of digging up samples of peat from marshes, particularly in the Hog Island area. These samples were shipped back to his laboratory in Pittsburgh for analysis. Dr. Thiessen was perhaps one of the greatest authorities in the country on coal and its formation. He always enjoyed highly his visits here, which gave him opportunity to visit old friends and relatives and the many familiar scenes of his boyhood and youth. His last visit here was made in the summer of 1937. Besides his widow, he is survived by three sons - Gilbert, the husband of the former Miss Lucille Laun of this city, and Linwood and Reinhard, all of Pittsburgh; a sister in Milwaukee and another sister, Mrs. Louis Henschel of near New Holstein; and three granddaughters. Four brothers and sisters died in their childhood, victims of a diptheria epidemic. Dr. Thiessen was the subject of countless newspaper and magazine articles, and in the pages of scientific history his name is written large. (1938 handwritten on the obit, no newspaper cited)
Miss Thilke
Miss Thilke
