MANITOWOC COUNTY PERSONAL SKETCHES

Albert and Alvina (Krajnik) Pagel, June 30, 1923


Alvina (Krajnik) Pagel



RICHARD KENDALL PAINE, M. D.

This is a bio. sketch from "History of Manitowoc County Wisconsin" 
by Dr. L. Falge, 1911-1912, v.2, p.22-25.

With the sturdy characteristics of Puritan ancestry Dr. Richard K. Paine in
the practice of medicine in Manitowoc, won for himself a creditable and 
notable position in his life work constituting an important chapter in the 
history of the medical profession here. He always held to high ideals and 
he supplemented his thorough preparatory training by continuous study as 
the years passed on. He was born in Orange, Vermont, October 5, 1841, a 
son of William B. and Lovina (Averhill) Paine. He came of a family of 
English origin, tracing the lineage back to 1764 when Richard Paine, his 
great-grandfather, was born. Members of the family have been prominent in 
various walks of life since the Revolutionary war in which a number of the 
name actively participated.
When ten years of age Richard K. Paine was brought by his parents to the 
“unredeemed west,” and their home was established near Fond du Lac. The 
public schools of this locality furnished him with his early education and 
later he had the benefit of a course of instruction in Wayland Academy. All
business and personal considerations however, were put aside when in 1864 
Dr. Paine enlisted for service as a member of Company F. Twenty-first 
Regiment of Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry. Failing health however 
necessitated his discharge the following September and he was obliged to 
spend some time in the bracing air of Minnesota in order to recuperate. In 
1867 he took up the study of medicine under the direction of Dr. Patchen 
of Fond du Lac, but after a brief period he returned to Mankato, Minnesota,
where he engaged in teaching school and at the same time continued his 
medical studies under Dr. A. L. Dornburg. In 1871 he entered Hahnemann 
Medical College of Chicago and two years later he was graduated with the 
M. D. degree. During the succeeding two years he was one of the physicians 
at Hahnemann Hospital and he also pursued a course of lectures in the 
Chicago Medical College. Throughout his life he remained a thorough and 
discriminating student of the science of medicine, constantly broadening 
his knowledge and promoting his efficiency by reading and investigation. 
In 1874 he located at Manitowoc where for thirty years he engaged in a most
successful practice. He was a member of the State Homeopathic Medical 
Society, the American Institution of Homeopathy and the Wisconsin League of
Medical Licentiates, which latter society was organized at Milwaukee in 
1900, its name being suggested by Dr. Paine.
On the 28th of October, 1874, Dr. Paine was united in marriage to Miss 
Elizabeth Patchen, a daughter of Dr. A. J. and Nancy (Kellogg) Patchen, 
both of whom are now deceased. Her father was at one time a prominent 
dentist of Manitowoc. Unto Dr. and Mrs. Paine were born two children, 
Richard A. and Bessie. Fraternally Dr. Paine was connected with the 
Independent Order of Odd Fellows, the Modern Woodmen of America and the 
Royal Arcanum, and served as medical examiner for all three. He likewise 
belonged to the Grand Army of the Republic and thus maintained pleasant 
relations with his old comrades who wore the nation’s blue uniform. His 
life was indeed a busy and useful one and was fraught with many good deeds.
In addition to his practice he was a frequent contributor to leading 
medical journals and his writings attracted wide attention. Death called 
him on the 14th of November, 1904, and in his passing his family lost a 
loving and devoted husband and father and the community a capable, 
successful physician and worthy citizen.
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From The History of Northern Wisconsin, Vol II. Chicago: Western 
Historical Pub. Co., 1881, p. 530

Dr. R.K. Paine, physician and surgeon, Manitowoc, is a native of Washington 
Co., Vt., born in 1843. He removed with his parents to Fond du Lac in 1853. 
After having received a good preliminary education, and served eight months 
in the army, in 1870, he removed to Chicago to attend the Hahnemann Medical 
College, graduating therefrom in 1873. He then became resident physician of 
the hospital, which position he held two years, afterward removing to 
Manitowoc, where he has since resided, engaged in the practice of his chosen 
profession. 


Richard Kendall Paine, M.D.




FREDERICK D. PALMER
This is a bio. sketch from "History of Manitowoc County Wisconsin" 
by Dr. L. Falge, 1911-1912, v.2, p.373-374.

The appeal of the soil is very strong to some men, who return to farming
as a means of livelihood after years spent in other pursuits, believing 
it the best occupation a man can follow. Frederick D. Palmer, after years
spent in the contracting business, has settled down to general farming on
a tract of sixty acres located in sections 7 and 8, town of Cato,
Manitowoc county. Mr. Palmer was born April 3, 1864, in Sheboygan county,
Wisconsin, and is a son of Hiram B. and Matilda (Gould) Palmer, natives 
of New York state. Mr. Palmer’s parents were married in Canada, and in 
1864 settled in Sheboygan county, Wisconsin, where Mrs. Palmer died when 
our subject was only fourteen months of age. About three years later,
Hiram B. Palmer was married to Miss Susannah Butler, and they are now 
making their home with their son, Frederick D. Hiram B. Palmer has 
practically retired from active work, after many years spent as a 
traveling salesman, which, with the exception of six years spent in 
farming in Manitowoc county, was his occupation throughout his life.
Frederick Palmer is the youngest of four children, and he received his 
education in the public schools of Manitowoc county. At the age of 
fourteen years he started to make his own way in the world, working for 
wages as a farm hand for some time and then commencing to learn the trade
of mason and bricklayer. In this connection he worked all over the county 
and in the cities, as a journeyman and contractor, for upwards of 
twenty-six years. He was the contractor on the east wing of the high 
school at Reedsville, of the Kellner Hotel in Marabell, various buildings, 
factories and residences in Kaukauna, including the Kaukauna schoolhouse,
and many other structures throughout this part of the state, for about 
twenty years. In 1906 Mr. Palmer purchased his present farm from his 
father-in-law, and here he has carried on agricultural pursuits to the 
present time. Nearly all of Mr. Palmer’s land is in a high state of 
cultivation, and is fenced principally with woven wire. He carries on 
general farming and dairying and raises grain and sugar beets, milks on 
an average of eight cows and keeps graded cattle and Chester-White 
crossed with Poland-China hogs. He also owns two full-blooded Yorkshire
breeders. The residence, which is one story and a half in height, was 
built by his father—in—law in 1889 and was remodeled by Mr. Palmer in 
1911. It contains eleven rooms not including closets and halls. His 
basement barn, thirty six by sixty feet, was built by Mr. Palmer in 1906 
and is equipped with patent stanchions. He also has a chicken coop thirty 
by forty feet and a hog house of the same dimensions on his farm. The 
water supply for all purposes on this property is secured from a drilled 
well.
On October 8, 1889, Mr. Palmer was married to Miss Luella Whitcomb born 
May 9, 1874, and the fourth of a family of five children of Aaron Frances
Whitcomb, natives of New York state, who were married in Wisconsin. After
their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Whitcomb settled on forty acres of wild 
land, which forms the nucleus of the present farm of Mr. Palmer, and the
first family home was built of logs that were cut on the property by Mr. 
Whitcomb. Many are the thrilling incidents with the Indians and the wild 
animals of the forest Mr. and Mrs. Whitcomb encountered in those early 
pioneer days. Mr. Whitcomb, who was a carpenter by trade, passed away on 
this property on which he spent so many years in farming on April 7, 1907,
when sixty-eight years of age, and his burial took place in Cato cemetery. 
Mrs. Whitcomb, who survives her husband, makes her home at the Wisconsin 
Veterans Home at Waupaca and is sixty-two years of age. Nine children 
have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Palmer: one who died in infancy; Leslie, 
who resides at home; Evelyn, a graduate of the Reedsville high school; 
Olive, Luella and John, who are attending school; and Chester, Aaron and 
Frances, who are residing at home.
Mr. Palmer and his family are consistent members of the Presbyterian 
church of Cato. In his political views he is independent and gives his 
support to whatever measure or man he considers to be of the most benefit
to the greatest number. His fraternal relations are with the Modern 
Woodmen of America and with the Green Bay Lodge of the Fraternal League.


AUG. PALZKOETHER   From the Two Rivers Chronicle, Tuesday, December 12, 1905

             A DANGEROUS SCALP WOUND
Last Saturday a lad 16 years of age, the adopted son of Aug. Palzkoether of
the Southside, had his head caught between the automatic safety gate and
the descending elevator in one of the Hamilton factories and the scalp on
the entire top of his head was torn from the skull. It is a great wonder
that his head was not crushed, but the scalp tearing from the bone allowed
the head to slip out of the elevator, but the wound was a terrible one.
He was taken to the office of Drs. Currens & Christensen and the scalp
was drawn back into position and the edges of the wound stitched together.
The lad stood the operation with remarkable bravery. He is now said to be
doing as well as can be expected and if no complication sets in he will
come out all right.


GOTTLIEB PANDLE

  (From the Manitowoc Pilot, Dec. 2, 1875)
Married - On the 28th day of Nov. A.D. 1875, at the First Ward of
this city, by John O'Hara, justice of the peace. Mr. Gottlieb
Pandle, of this city, and Miss Caroline Rieseburg of the town of
Schleswig, in the County of Manitowoc, Wis.


MRS. PANEY
Taken in Manitowoc

Mrs. Paney



IGNATZ PANKRATZ
													   
Family Group Sheet	   
 	   
Husband: Ignatz Pankratz	   
 	   
Name:	Ignatz Pankratz [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]		   
Gender: Male
Birth: 24 Jan 1832 in Springenberg (Pomezi) Domazlice (Czechoslovakia)
Death: 24 Feb 1875 in Francis Creek, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA [1, 6]
Burial:		
Marriage: 04 Feb 1856 in Manitowoc Rapids, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA [7]
Father: Ignatz Pankratz	   
Mother: Teresia Hublovia	   
Other Spouses: Anna Schmatz (b: 12 Sep 1834)
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The Manitowoc Pilot 4 March 1875  
"Last Friday Ignatz Pankratz, who recently bought the sawmill of Wenzel 
Chloupek, in the town of Kossuth, was caught in a belt and before he 
could be extracted was torn and mangled in a fearful manner. Both legs 
were broken, one of them fairly pulled out at the hips. Dr. Coakley was 
immediately summoned, but the poor man was so severely injured that 
medical assistance could do him but little good, and he died in a short 
time."


Wife: Anna Schmatz	   
Name:	Anna Schmatz [3, 3, 10, 11]
Gender: Female
Birth: 12 Sep 1834 in Wilkau, Bavaria, Germany [8, 9]
Death: 14 May 1931 in Hammond, Lake, Indiana, USA
Burial:		
Father: Wolfgangus Schmatz	   
Mother: Anna Bangerl
First husband was Ignatz Pankratz	   
Other Spouses: Christian Pfiel (b: 1856)
               Frederick Zinkbeil (b: 1821)
CORRECTION: concerning any children from her marriage to Friedrich 
Zinkbeil. His children were from a prior marriage to a Lena or Helena 
possibly Ganz or Janson or Janz.  They were step children to Anna 
Schmatz and she did raise them as her step children. 	 
  	   
Children:							   	   
1 Name: John Pankratz [1, 2, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18]
         M	Gender: Male
         Birth: 04 Jul 1857 in Branch, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA [2, 12]
         Death: 18 Nov 1943 in Los Angeles, California [17]
         Burial:		
         Marriage: 12 Oct 1878 in Kossuth, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA [1]
         Spouses: Rosi Dolezal (b: Abt. 1861)	   
 	   
2 Name: Ignatz Pankratz [13, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23]
         M Gender: Male
         Birth: 16 Mar 1859 in Cato, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA [13]
         Death: 23 Jul 1935 [13, 24]
         Burial:		
         Marriage: 17 Jun 1883 in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA [25]
         Spouses: Dora Eatough (b: 26 Dec 1857)	   
 	   
3 Name: Anna Kathryn Pankratz [2, 13]
         F Gender: Female
         Birth: 1861 in Cato, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA [2]
         Death: 1955
         Burial:		
         Marriage: 18 Jan 1879 [2, 13]
         Spouses: Frank Drucks (b: 1827)	   
 	   
4 Name: Barbara Pankratz [2, 13, 26]
         F Gender: Female
         Birth: 24 Jul 1864 in Cato, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA [26]
         Death: 03 Apr 1933 in Wisconsin, USA
         Burial:		
         Marriage: 08 Apr 1883 in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA [13]
         Spouses: Ernest Leiteritz (b: Bet. 1839–1869)
                  Jacob Gardner (b: 1851)	   
									   
5 Name: Lewis Pankratz [2, 13]
         M Gender: Male
         Birth: 26 Nov 1865 in Manitowoc, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA [2, 13]
         Death: 29 Sep 1890 [2, 13]
         Burial:		
         Marriage: 01 Jan 1888 [13]
         Spouses: Francisca Held (b: 1850)	   
 	   
6 Name: Joseph Pankratz [9, 13, 27, 28, 29, 30]
         M Gender: Male
         Birth: 11 Jan 1868 in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA [9]
         Death: 19 Jun 1922 [13]
         Burial:		
         Marriage: 17 Sep 1887 [13]
         Spouses: Anna Unknown 
                  Emilie Schnable (b: Abt. 1867)	   
									   
7 Name: Wolfgang Pankratz [13]
         M Gender: Male
         Birth: 21 Jan 1870 in Kossuth, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA [13]
         Death: 26 Dec 1940 in Colburn, Chippewa, Wisconsin, USA [13]
         Burial:		
         Marriage: 07 Apr 1891 in Wisconsin, USA [13, 31]
         Spouses: Catharine Fahrbach (b: 1854)
                  Ruth A Pankratz (b: Abt. 1895)	   
									   
8 Name: Mary Pankratz [13, 14]
         F Gender: Female
         Birth: 28 Mar 1872 in Kossuth, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA [13]
         Death: 1966
         Burial:		
         Marriage:		
         Spouses: Philip Kemmeter (b: Dec 1865)	   
 	   
9 Name: Franciscum Pankratz
         M Gender: Male
         Birth: 09 May 1874 in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA
         Death:		
         Burial:		
         Marriage:		
         Spouses:							   
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IGNATZ PANKRATZ
This is a bio. sketch from "History of Manitowoc County Wisconsin" 
by Dr. L. Falge, 1911-1912, v.2, p.329-330.

Ignatz Pankratz is the owner of a livery and sale stable at 613 York 
street, Manitowoc, that he has been successfully operating for the past 
fifteen years. He is a native of this county his birth having occurred at 
Cato on the 17th of March, 1859, and is a son of Ignatz and Anna Pankratz, 
natives of Germany. The father emigrated to the United States in 1845, 
locating on a farm in Cato, where he engaged in agricultural pursuits for 
twenty-nine years. At the expiration of that time he withdrew from farming 
and purchased a grist and saw mill, in which he was accidentally killed in 
1875 at the age of forty-one years. He was buried at Francis Creek. The 
mother is still living at the age of eighty-two and now makes her home at 
Stratford, Marathon county.
Ignatz Pankratz was a student in the public schools of this county until 
he was fifteen years of age when he laid aside his text—books and began 
to engage in the miller’s trade at Manitowoc Rapids. He received five 
dollars per month for his services the first year, ten the second and 
fifteen the third, his apprenticeship covering a period of three years. At 
its expiration he was given a position in a mill in Oregon, this state, 
giving up his place after thirteen months, to remove to Menasha. He 
continued to be identified with the same activity in the latter city for 
three years and as he was thrifty and enterprising during that time, 
managed to save enough money to go into business for himself. Returning to 
Manitowoc county he invested his little capital in a grist and saw mill 
which he operated with increasing success until he came to Manitowoc to 
engage in the business he is now following. In 1896, he disposed of his 
mill and coming into the city invested the proceeds realized from the sale 
in a livery and sale stable. After three years he extended the scope of his
activities by putting in a stock of farming implements and machinery. He 
has met with success in all three lines, as he concentrates his entire 
energies upon the development and promotion of anything he engages in. Mr. 
Pankratz is a most capable business man, who not only possesses the faculty
of winning patrons but of retaining them. In the conduct of his affairs he 
conforms to the highest standards of business policy and commercial 
integrity, thus is accorded the respect of all with whom he has 
transactions.
This county was the scene of Mr. Pankratz’s marriage in 1883 to Miss Dora
Eatough, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Eatough, the father a well 
known pioneer agriculturist of Manitowoc county. The family of Mr. and Mrs.
Pankratz numbers six, five daughters and one son, as follows: Flora, who 
married George Wellmer, a window decorator in Minneapolis; Mabel, the wife 
of Arthur Wilkie, a farmer in South Dakota; Nellie, a graduate of the local
high school who is now teaching in this county; and Bessie, Marion and 
Louis, who are attending school. The family home is located on St. Clair 
street, where they have a very comfortable residence which Mr. Pankratz has
entirely remodeled during the period of his ownership.
In religious faith, Mr. Pankratz and his family are Roman Catholics, and 
fraternally he is affiliated with the Modern Woodmen of America and he also
belongs to The Bankers Life, while his political allegiance is given to the
democratic party. Such success as has attended his efforts in business is 
due to his absolute integrity and courteous and considerate treatment of 
his patrons, as it has always been his policy to strive to please and 
accommodate all who give him their custom, while he never misrepresents an 
article in order to make a sale.

(Could be different Ignatz Pankratz than above)
From the Manitowoc Pilot, 29 April 1875:
In Probate - Manitowoc County Court
In the matter of the estate of Ignatz Pankratz deceased.
To all whom it may concern - 
Letters of Testamentary on said estate of Ignatz Pankratz
having been issued to Anna Pankratz on the 5th day of April
A.D. 1875 and four months from and after said day being
allowed and limited for creditors to present their claims
for examination and allowance. Notice is hereby given that
the undersigned will on the first Monday in May, June and
July next at the probate office in the city of Manitowoc
in said county, receive, examine and adjust all claims and
demands of all persons against said deceased.
T.G. Olmsted County Judge


JOHN PANOWITZ




ISAAC H. PARRISH

From "A Century of Masonry 1856-1956" by Merle E. Hutchins (with permission)

Very little can be found in regard to this brother except that he was
a practicing attorney in Manitowoc for a number of years, having come
from some place in Michigan, and at different times was in partnership
with L.H. Warren and Charles Esslinger. In regard to his legal and
political life he was of the Republican Party and was chosen to fill
the vacancy of County Judge caused by the resignation of George Lee in
November 1856 and served in the same capacity in 1857. He was one of
the founders of the "Young Men's Institute." He apparently left Manitowoc
to return to Michigan in the early 1860s and no records have been found
of his later life.
In connection with his service to our lodge, he was one of its founders
and served as Junior Deacon while the lodge worked under dispensation
and as Secretary for the year 1857. However, he must have left Manitowoc
shortly after and on May 18, 1864, he was granted a demit from our lodge.

ANDREW J. PATCHEN, D. D. S.

This is a bio. sketch from "History of Manitowoc County Wisconsin" 
by Dr. L. Falge, 1911-1912, v.2, p.441-442.

Dr. Andrew J. Patchen, the first dentist to locate permanently in 
Manitowoc, where he practiced for almost a third of a century, held to 
high ideals in his profession and strove consistently to reach the highest 
point of perfection possible. He was born in Hornby. Steuben county, New 
York, December 24, 1830, his parents being George and Phoebe (Rockwell) 
Patchen.
His education was acquired in the public schools and ere he had attained 
his majority he was married, thus starting upon life’s journey with one 
with whom he long traveled happily, theirs being largely an ideal marriage 
relation. He wedded Miss Nancy M. Kellogg on the 16th of June, 1849. She 
was born at Cornwall, Litchfield county, Connecticut, March 13, 1831, and 
was only four years of age when in 1835 her father, Dr. James H. Kellogg, 
removed to Steuben county, New York, where she was given superior 
educational advantages for that day, enabling her to successfully pass a 
teachers’ examination at the early age of twelve years. Of course she was 
too young to enter actively upon the work of the profession at that time 
but when fifteen years of age she took charge of a school. She was in her 
eighteenth year when she gave her hand in marriage to Andrew J. Patchen, 
the wedding being celebrated at Monterey, Schuyler county, New York. In 
the same year they started westward accompanied by Mrs. Patchen’s people, 
making the journey by boat around the Great Lakes to Wisconsin. In due 
time they landed at Sheyboygan Falls, where they remained for a brief 
period and thence went to Brothertown, from which place they went to Fond 
du Lac. Dr. Patchen was identified with the business interests of that 
place until after the outbreak of the Civil war, when he enlisted, on the 
10th of May, 1861, as a member of Company I, Fifth Wisconsin Volunteer 
Infantry. He was with the army in Virginia and because of his capability 
and valor won promotion, being made orderly sergeant. He served with that 
rank until he became ill and unfit for further field duty, when he was 
discharged and returned home, November 25, 1861. In June, 1862, Dr. Patchen
came to Manitowoc and here organized Company G, which became a part of the
Thirty-ninth Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, which was commissioned June 10,
1864, and served until September 22, 1864.  As its captain he went with 
this company to the front, the regiment being assigned to duty with the
Army of the Tennessee.  He participated in many hotly contested battles
and his own courage often inspired the men who served under him.
While in Fond du Lac Dr. Patchen had pursued the study of dentistry under
Dr. Hoyt and when the war was over he entered upon the practice of his
profession in Manitowoc, remaining in active connection with dentistry to
the time of his death, which occurred on the 12th of November, 1897.  He
was accorded an extensive practice which grew in volume and importance as
the years passed by.  Through reading and study he kept in touch with the
advanced work of the dental fraternity and was quick to adopt any improved
methods which his judgment sanctioned as of value in the work of the
profession.  He was a worth member of the Grand Army of the Republic, was
an active worker in the Masonic order and was also a leading member of the
Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and the founder of the Odd Fellows Lodge
at Two Rivers.
Mrs. Patchen survived her husband for about two years.  The four children
of their family who are yet living are Mrs. R.K. Paine, Ida E. Patchen, 
Mrs. D.J. Mahoney and Dr. George W. Patchen.  "Mrs. Patchen," wrote one 
who knew her "was a woman of pronounced, sturdy character, above conceits
and shams, and always demanding in her business dealings that honest
integrity she was ready to extend herself.  Being a woman of retiring
disposition she preferred the quiet domestic comforts of her home and
books, among her children and grandchildren, to the more exciting social
events which she rarely attended."  In the passing of Dr. and Mrs. Patchen
Manitowoc lost two of her representative and valued residents. The sterling
traits of character which both displayed commended them to the high regard
and good will of all who knew them and made their example one well worth
of emulation.
                  ----------------------

From The History of Northern Wisconsin, Vol II. Chicago: Western 
Historical Pub. Co., 1881, p. 530

Andrew J. Patchen, dentist, Manitowoc, was born in Corning, Steuben County, 
N. Y., Dec. 24, 1830. He left New York, July 4, 1849, and arrived in 
Wisconsin July 15, same year, and settled in Plymouth, Sheboygan County, 
where he clerked and followed various kinds of business. After this he went 
to Sheboygan and clerked a short time in a hotel; from there to Calumet, 
following various kinds of business. In the Spring of 1854 he went to 
Fond du Lac and engaged as driver of a passenger carrier from the latter 
city to Sheboygan. This lasted one summer. He then clerked in a hotel about 
two years, and in July, 1856, he went into the dental office of Dr. A. L. Hoyt, 
and remained three years in gaining knowledge of dentistry. He then traveled
and practiced his profession until Spring, 1861, and enlisted in Co. I, 
5th Reg. Wis. V. I., as first sergeant; served about six months, and was 
discharged November, 1861, on account of failing health. In November, 1862, 
he went to Manitowoc and helped recruit men for the 32nd Regiment, his 
health being such that he could not go into the service then. In Spring,
1864 he raised a company of one hundred days troops for 39th Regiment. 
Enlisted and served as captain, being mustered out at Camp Washburn. Since 
then he has lived at Manitowoc and followed his profession, in which he has 
been very successful, securing a good practice and possessing a fine home. 
He was married, June 16, 1849 at Monterey, Steuben County, N. Y. His wife's 
maiden name was Nancy M. Kellogg. She was born March 13, 1831, in Litchfield, 
Conn. They have had seven children - Libbie, George E., deceased, Ida E., 
Terah J., deceased, Josie, George and Ralph W. 


PAULUS BROTHERS

This is a bio. sketch from "History of Manitowoc County Wisconsin" 
by Dr. L. Falge, 1911-1912, v.2, p.69-70.

Paulus Brothers, one of the leading musical instrument firms of Manitowoc, 
located at No. 908 South Eighth street, are the successors to the Manitowoc
Music Company, which was established in 1895, by Carl H. Paulus and William
G. Esch, and was purchased in 1903 by Herman H. and Walter W. Paulus. The 
firm handles a full line of musical instruments, sheet music and sewing 
machines, and occupies a floor space of twenty by one hundred feet. Several
salesmen are employed, and a large business is done in the city and its 
surrounding territory. Carl H. Paulus, father of Herman and Walter Paulus, 
was born July 19, 1839, in Germany, a son of John William Frederick and 
Sophia Elizabeth (Goeters) Paulus, the former a merchant in woolen and silk
yarns. Carl H. Paulus came to the United States October 24, 1867, as a 
young man, and on February 11, 1871, was married to Miss Mary Moldenhauer, 
who was born in Germany, and in 1857 came to America with her parents, 
Gustav and Henriette (Moritz) Moldenhauer. Carl H. Paulus has been 
identified with the fire insurance business in Manitowoc for nearly 
forty-five years. He is a prominent member of the Odd Fellows, and has also
been well known in political matters, and during the early days served for 
a long period as justice of the peace. He and his wife had a family of 
seven children, of whom five are living, as follows. Emily, who married 
William G. Esch; Emma, who married William B. Duhnke; Walter, who married 
Ella Hess; Clara, who married Ernst Busch; and Herman H., who married 
Hettie L. Goedjen. All of the children received good public-school 
educations in Manitowoc. The Paulus brothers are both able businessmen, 
and are well known in musical circles of Manitowoc, where they have spent
their entire lives. Herman H. Paulus serves as piano tuner for the firm.



WILLIAM H. PAULY
This is a bio. sketch from "History of Manitowoc County Wisconsin" 
by Dr. L. Falge, 1911-1912, v.2, p.646-647.

William H. Pauly is a prominent factor in business circles of Manitowoc as 
a jobber in cheese and since 1908 has served as secretary and treasurer of 
the Pauly & Pauly Cheese Company, which has a large warehouse on Quay 
street. His birth occurred in Port Washington, Wisconsin, on the 15th of 
August, 1886, his parents being Nicholas and Lucille Pauly. In 1866 the 
father emigrated from Germany to the United States and established himself
in business as a manufacturer of cheese at Port Washington, becoming one of
the pioneers in that branch of activity. At the present time he is living 
retired in Port Washington.
William H. Pauly acquired his education in the place of his nativity and 
was graduated from high school in 1903. Subsequently he took up the 
profession of teaching, acting as an instructor in Ozaukee county for three
years. On the expiration of that period he became a jobber in cheese at 
St. Louis, Missouri, where the firm of Pauly & Pauly still conducts a 
branch establishment. In 1908, however, our subject came to Manitowoc and 
has here since remained, ably discharging the duties devolving upon him as 
secretary and treasurer of the Pauly & Pauly Cheese Company. The business 
of this concern has reached extensive proportions, and its warehouse is as 
large as any in the state. Mr. Pauly has displayed excellent executive 
ability and sound judgment in his official capacity and, though still young
in years, has attained a position in business circles which augurs well for
the future.
In politics Mr. Pauly is a democrat, while fraternally he is identified 
with the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks and the Knights of Columbus. 
He is also a devoted communicant of St. Boniface Catholic church. His 
residence is at No. 920 South Twelfth street.


ALVINA (KOHN) PAUTZ



This is the front and the back of this photo card. I believe this is
Alvina (Kohn) Pautz.


CHARLES PAUTZ

From the Manitowoc County Chronicle Two Rivers Wisconsin, June 1875

We learn of a singular accident which occurred to a young man named Charles
Pautz.  For some time he has been at work near Appleton, and last Friday
while walking along the road asked of a passing farmer the privilege of a
ride.  It was granted him, and he soon seated himself on a board and the 
farmer drove on.  While going on a somewhat rapid rate the wagon struck a 
stump or stone, and the young man was lifted up from the seat, by the force
of the concussion, and came down again with such force as to cause internal
injuries which ended in his death.  He was brought home here last Saturday
and was buried Sunday, a large number of friends attending his funeral.
(Note: He is probably ??? Pautz in Evergreen cemetery #44)


JAS. PAYTON

From the Manitowoc Pilot, Mar. 3, 1870
Accident - A week ago last Wednesday, Mr. Jas. Payton, a
boilermaker at work on the new steamer Corona, in this
city, was engaged with some other workmen on a scaffold,
in repairing the boiler, when from some unforseen cause
he slipped from the platform, and was precipitated some 
nine or ten feet into the hold of the steamer, striking
on a jack-screw and breaking three or four of his ribs.
He is under the care of Dr. Schallern, and is doing as
well as could be expected under the circumstances.



JAMES W. PECH
This is a bio. sketch from "History of Manitowoc County Wisconsin" 
by Dr. L. Falge, 1911-1912, v.2, p.505-506.

One of the well known and highly successful business men of Manitowoc is 
James W. Pech, who owns and conducts one of the leading livery stables of 
the city. In connection with this he also operates a dray line and a 
storage warehouse. He is descended from one of the early pioneer families 
of Manitowoc county and was born on the old homestead in Kossuth township 
on the 10th of February, 1871. His parents are Ignatz and Mary (Soukup) 
Pech, both natives of Bohemia. As a child of seven years, in 1849, Ignatz 
Pech emigrated to the United States with his parents and his brothers, 
Matt, Frank	and Washington and his sister Mary. The family destination was 
Wisconsin and upon their arrival here the father took a homestead in 
Kossuth township, this county, that is now the property of his son Ignatz. 
It contains one hundred acres of fertile land and here for sixty-three 
years the Pech family have been engaged in general farming and stock-
raising. James W., our subject, was the third child in order of birth in 
his parents’ family, the others being as follows: Anton, Joseph, Jerry, 
Charles, Henry, Rosa, Adolph, Fred and Steven.
James W. Pech was reared on the old farm in Kossuth township and educated 
in the district schools. After laying aside his text-books he learned the
blacksmith’s trade, which he successfully followed for fifteen and a half 
years. He is diligent and thrifty and during that time he saved enough 
money to enable him to open a livery stable. In the development of this 
enterprise as indeed with everything with which he has been identified, he 
manifested the determination of purpose, foresight and sagacity that 
invariably achieve success. Like every young man who is entirely dependent 
upon his own exertions he was compelled to begin in rather a small way and 
was more or less handicapped because of his limited finances, but he is 
resourceful and efficient despite innumerable difficulties and hardships is
now the owner of one of the finest and best equipped stables in the city. 
He has good horses and a fine line general vehicles and is accorded an 
excellent patronage. He has recently added to his equipment a fine, 
up-to-date funeral outfit comprising a handsome black and silver gray 
funeral car, together with cabs and closed carriages to accompany it. As 
his business developed he extended the scope of his activities by starting 
a dray line and a storage house and both have prospered in a highly 
satisfactory manner under his capable direction. He maintains a blacksmith 
department in connection with his stables where his horses are shod and 
his vehicles kept in repair. Mr. Pech’s success has not been in any sense 
phenomenal but has been marked by the orderly progression that follows 
intelligently concentrated effort when sustained by unceasing diligence.
On the 14th of June, 1900, Mr. Pech was united in marriage to Miss Ellen 
M. Day, the event being celebrated in Manitowoc. Four children have been 
born to Mr. and Mrs. Pech, as follows: Ethel Grace and George Waltham, both
of whom are attending school; and Elaine Ruth and Allison Everett, twins.
Fraternally Mr. Pech belongs to the Masonic order of Manitowoc, the 
Fraternal Reserve Association of Oshkosh and the Knights of the Maccabees, 
while his political support he always accords the men and measures of the 
republican party. Mr. Pech is an example of the enterprising, progressive 
business man, who recognizes and utilizes to the best possible advantage 
every opportunity.


JOE PECH


From L->R: Clara (Cizek) Krainik, Joseph Pech, Blanche (Cizek) Pech, Boldy Pech.
Blanche is the daughter of Anton B. Cizek, from his first marriage to Annie Buric.  
I had first thought that picture was of Joe and Blanche's wedding, but another 
family member pointed out that would only be possible if they were time 
travelers - they were married October 2, 1914, and the car in the picture was a 
1930 Erskin.



JOS. PEIL


Jos. Peil
This is part of a large photo of men who belonged to the B.& M.I.U. No. 12 of Manitowoc.
It can be found at the I-43 Antique Mall at Manitowoc

B & M I U = Bricklayers and Masons’ International Union of America
B&MIU was a successor to the Bricklayers International Union of the United States 
of North America, founded in 1865.  In 1910 the B&MIU became interested in 
organizing plasterers and the union’s title then became the Bricklayers, Mason, 
and Plasterers’ International Union of America.



REV. WILLIAM J. PEIL
This is a bio. sketch from "History of Manitowoc County Wisconsin" 
by Dr. L. Falge, 1911-1912, v.2, p.505-506.

The fact that Rev. William J. Peil has for thirty-one years been retained 
as pastor of St. Boniface Catholic church at Manitowoc, is an indication of
his popularity and worth in the community. He is a native of Wisconsin, 
born in Racine on the 3d of October, 1849, and is the eldest in a family of
seven children whose parents were Louis and Susan Peil. At the usual age he
was enrolled as a pupil of the parochial school in Racine and studied for 
the ministry in St. Francis College, at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, being 
ordained there August 6, 1872. His first ministerial charge was that of 
assistant pastor of St. Joseph’s church in Milwaukee, his service there 
covering ten months. On the expiration of that period he assumed charge of
St. Louis church in Caledonia, Racine county, Wisconsin, ably filling the 
pulpit there for eight years, or until May, 1881. At that time he came to 
Manitowoc and took charge of St. Boniface Catholic church, of which he has
been pastor to the present time, covering a period of thirty-one years.
During Father Peil’s pastorate a new church has replaced the old structure,
this being started in the fall of 1884, and completed and dedicated two 
years later, in the fall of 1886. The following year a schoolhouse was 
erected, which contained four rooms, while in 1896 a rectory was built. In
time, however, the school building proved inadequate to the needs of the 
pupils and in 1910 the old building was remodeled and built to, there 
being now ten rooms, and the pupils, numbering four hundred and thirty, are
under the supervision of Sister Superior Bridget, who is ably assisted by 
the Sisters of St. Francis, the corps of teachers numbering nine. The 
church, too, has almost doubled its membership during Father Peil’s 
pastorate, for when he assumed charge of the parish it numbered two hundred
and fifty families, while today there are four hundred and fifty families 
ministered to.
In 1902 some of the communicants withdrew and formed a congregation known 
as Sacred Heart, which is located on the north side of the city, and its 
communicants number about two hundred families. Father Peil is recognized 
among all who know him as a man of sterling worth, sound judgment and 
kindly disposition and he is popular not only among the people of his own 
parish but among those of other denominations as well.


Rev. William J. Peil


From The History of Northern Wisconsin, Vol II. Chicago: Western 
Historical Pub. Co., 1881, p. 530

Rev. William J. Peil, pastor of St. Boniface Roman Catholic Church, 
Manitowoc, was born in Racine, in 1849; commenced his studies at the 
seminary of St. Francis of Sales, Milwaukee, in 1862; graduated in 1872; 
was assistant at St. Joseph's in Milwaukee, for ten months; removed 
from that city to Caledonia, Racine County, and in 1881 came to Manitowoc. 



ALBERT A. PEKARSKE
From the "Souvenir Book of The Diamond Jubilee of St. Casimir's 
Congregation At Northeim (Newton) Wisconsin  1868 - 1943"

Born Sept. 4, 1897, at Northeim, he attended local school District No. 6,
and graduated from Manitowoc high school in 1915.
He entered the school of dentistry at Northwestern University from which
he graduated in 1918.
Dr. Pekarske established his practice at Manitowoc and has been in this
business for the last 26 years.



JOHN PEKARSKE
From the "Souvenir Book of The Diamond Jubilee of St. Casimir's 
Congregation At Northeim (Newton) Wisconsin  1868 - 1943



Born at Northeim, he joined the U.S. Army, during World War I.
He conducts a Men's Clothing Store in Manitowoc since 1921.



WALTER E. PELLETT
This is a bio. sketch from "History of Manitowoc County Wisconsin" 
by Dr. L. Falge, 1911-1912, v.2, p.281.

Walter E. Pellett, sheriff of Manitowoc county, is one of the leading 
general contractors of Manitowoc, and conducts offices at No. 2502 
Twenty-fifth street. He was born in Manitowoc county, March 20, 1859, and 
is a son of Jason and Delia (Rodgers) Pellett, who came from Pennsylvania 
to Wisconsin in 1853, and purchased government land, on which the family 
resided until 1897. In 1876 Mr. Pellett purchased a half-section of land 
in Iowa, which is still owned by his sons. He was one of the early county 
commissioners of Manitowoc county, and was a prominent man of his day. He 
died in 1907, in Iowa, and his wife passed away there in 1902. Of their 
seven children, four are still living.
Walter E. Pellett received a country-school education, and as a young man 
engaged in the logging and contracting business. He was a member of the 
county board from the fifth ward for many years, and was first elected 
sheriff in 1903, being reelected to the office in 1910. He carries on 
business as a general contractor, pile driving being a specialty, and 
always keeps a plentiful supply of piles on hand.
Mr. Pellett was married May 2, 1881, to Catherine Bartelme, a daughter of 
Michael and Margaret (Mueller) Bartelme, who came to Manitowoc county in 
1855 and spent the remainder of their lives there. Three children have 
been born to Mr. and Mrs. Pellett: Margaret, who married Joseph Williams 
and resides in Manitowoc; Walter and Ada. Mr. and Mrs. Pellett are members
of the Catholic church, and their son Walter is a member of the Catholic 
Order of Foresters and the Knights of Columbus.



ELI PELTIER
This is a bio. sketch from "History of Manitowoc County Wisconsin" 
by Dr. L. Falge, 1911-1912, v.2, p.270-271.

Eli Peltier, a farmer and stock—raiser on section 8, in the township of 
Mishicot, is one of the prominent agriculturists of this part of Manitowoc 
county, and ranks high in the esteem of his fellow townsmen. Mr. Peltier 
was born in the town of Mishicot, on the old family homestead on section 6,
February 28, 1866, and is a son of George and Harriet Peltier, and a 
grandson of Heleric and Solwa Peltier. George Peltier was the third 
youngest of a family of seventeen children, and was born in Quebec, Canada,
May 8, 1830. On attaining his majority, in 1851, he came to Wisconsin and 
his first employment was on the foundations of the tannery at Two Rivers, 
at which place he was also engaged in fishing for several seasons. He was 
married at Two Rivers to Harriet Ruelle, a daughter of Frank Ruelle, who 
came to Manitowoc county in 1850, and after his marriage settled on forty 
acres of wild land on section 6, town of Mishicot, where he built a log 
cabin and took up the work of an agriculturist. As soon as he had cleared 
and developed his original purchase, Mr. Peltier added to his property, 
until he owned one hundred and eighty acres, and after thirty-five years 
spent on his farm he moved to Oconto, where he is now living a retired
life. His wife is deceased. They had sixteen children, of whom eight are 
still living. Mr. Peltier was one of the pioneers of this part of the 
county, coming here when there were no roads nor improvements of any kind, 
and he experienced all of the hardships of the early settler, but has lived
to see the wilderness changed into a prosperous country, made so by the 
efforts of just such men as he.
Eli Peltier secured his education in the district school in the vicinity of
the home farm, and in 1891 he purchased forty acres of improved land on 
section 8, to which he later added twenty-five acres, and subsequently 
forty acres, in 1908. He has a fine modern home, a barn thirty-six by one 
hundred feet, with a double silo, and other buildings for the shelter of 
his stock, grain and machinery. He raises Jersey cattle and graded hogs 
and horses, and carries on general farming in a successful manner.
In 1891 Mr. Peltier was married to Miss Ida Fehrman, who was born in the 
town of Newton, Manitowoc county, a daughter of the late Ernst Fehrman, 
and to them have been born the following children: Archie, Olive, Mabel, 
Ivy, Vernon, Stella, Milton and Rollin.


CHARLES PESTIEN

husband of Wilhelmine Suzanne Sinner

Charles Pestien is Called to Rest After an Illness.  Charles Pestien, 
79, of 1809 N. Twelfth street, died Friday at 2:15 p.m. at his home 
after an illness of several months.  Born May 15, 1863, in Manitowoc 
county, he was the son of Fred and Sophie Pestien.  He spent his 
early days in Manitowoc county and in 1888 came to this city.  He 
started out as a carpenter, later became a carpenter-contractor and 
retired from active work 10 years ago.  He was a former member of the 
local carpenters' union.  On Dec. 28, 1896, he married Wilhelmine 
Sinner, who survives him with three daughters and one son, Esther at 
home, Mabel of Green Bay, Victor of Lawrenceburg, Ind., and Mrs. 
Gertrude Kastelic; city, a brother, Fred of this city, and a sister, 
Mrs. Sophie Johnson, Bismark, N.Dak.  Funeral services will be held 
Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Ballhorn Funeral chapels, the 
Rev. E.R. Krueger officiating with burial in Wildwood cemetery.  The 
body can be viewed at the funeral home.  (Sheboygan Press, Monday 
June 1, 1942, p. 2)

Charles Pestien is Laid to Rest.  Funeral services for Charles 
Pestien, 79, who passed away at his home, 1809 N. Twelfth street on 
Friday were held Tuesday at 2 p.m. at the Ballhorn Funeral 
Chapels.  The Rev. E.R. Krueger, pastor of St. John's Evangelical 
church officiated and burial was made in Wildwood 
cemetery.  Pallbearers were L.S. Halverson, W. Miesfeld, Frank 
Kotnik, Jr., A. Phieme, H.F. Meyer and Louis Kastelic.  (Sheboygan 
Press, Wednesday June 3, 1942, p. 4)



JOHN J. PETERIK
The following from the Herald Times Reporter, Tuesday Dec. 7, 1999: 
   Charles A. Peterik, age 90, formerly of Christel Drive, Valders,
   died Sunday afternoon, Dec. 5, 1999 at River's Bend Health &
   Rehabilitation Center, Manitowoc.
   Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, December 8, 1999,
   at St. John's United Church of Christ. Officiating will be Rev.
   Robert Meyer with entombment to take place at Knollwood Mausoleum,
   town of Kossuth.
   Charles was born August 8, 1909, in Shoto, son of the late John
   and Minnie Arnholz Peterik. He grew up in Rockwood and attended
   school there. He married the former Hulda A. Rodewald on November
   24, 1945, at Milwaukee, Wis. She preceded him in death in 1982.
   The couple resided in Newton, Wis. Mr. Peterik was a truck
   driver for several companies in Manitowoc County until his
   retirement in 1982. He was a member of St. John's United Church
   of Christ and a member of the Teamsters Union Local #75.
   Survivors include one step son, three grandchildren, four
   great-grandchldren and numerous relatives. He was preceded in
   death by two sisters, Edna Peterik and Blanche Lex.



JOHN PETERIK
From the Two Rivers Reporter, Saturday, July 4, 1914:
At St. Luke's Church Tuesday morning Mr. John Peterik and Mary Scheuer,
daughter of Nic Scheuer of Mishicot were united in marriage by Father
Bell.


NIELS P. PETERSON

From co. record, v.7 p.319 doc.41

HUSBAND:  Niels P. Peterson
FATHER OF HUSBAND:  Peter Peterson
MAIDEN NAME OF MOTHER:  Anna Peterson/Peterson
OCCUPATION OF HUSBAND:  farmer
RESIDENCE OF HUSBAND;  Town of Cato
BIRTHPLACE OF HUSBAND:  Denmark
FULL NAME OF BRIDE:  Frances Kleinbauer
FATHER OF BRIDE:  Fred Kleinbauer
MOTHER OF BRIDE:  ---
BIRTHPLACE OF WIFE:  Germany
MARRIAGE DATE:  March 26, 1904
PLACE OF MARRIAGE:  Parsonage Gjerpin Congreg. Church
COLOR:  white
CHURCH OF CEREMONY:  Lutheran Church
WITNESSES:  Knud Norstad, Rose Kleinbauer
NAME OF MINISTER:  A.J. Hefron, Jerpen, Manitowoc County, WI
DATE OF CERTIFICATE;  March 26, 1904
DATE OF REGISTRATION:  March 29, 1904


ALBERT PETSKA
This is a bio. sketch from "History of Manitowoc County Wisconsin" 
by Dr. L. Falge, 1911-1912, v.2, p.507-508.

The enterprising town of Maribel owes much to the efforts and the energy 
of Albert Petska. He is the owner of a general mercantile store, of a 
hotel and saloon and his position as a public-spirited citizen is indicated
in the fact that he is now serving as chairman of the county board. He was 
born in Bohemia, Austria, March 10, 1869, a grandson of Jacob and Theresa 
(Frank) Petska. both of whom lived to an old age. The former was a farmer 
by occupation and thus provided for his family. His son, Thomas Petska, 
the father of Albert, was born and reared in Bohemia, was there married and
in 1870 came with his wife and family to the United States, settling in 
Manitowoc county. He began farming in the district now known as Rosecrans 
Corners. He married Catherine Rosenmueller, a daughter of Peter 
Rosenmueller and Maria (Binder) Rosenmueller, the latter a daughter of 
Jacob and Theresa Binder, of Bohemia. The death of Thomas Petska occurred 
February 22, 1903, when he had reached the venerable age of eighty-six 
years, and his wife, who was born May 12, 1838, died on the 3d of March, 
1912, when about seventy-four years of age. In their family were eighteen 
children, twelve of whom are now living.
Albert Petska was a pupil in the public schools of his native country to 
the age of twelve years, after which he engaged in farming. He came with 
his parents to America and remained with them throughout their entire 
lives. After his father’s death he sold the farm but in the meantime he 
had carefully saved his earnings and he invested his capital in property. 
In 1903 he purchased his present place, which he called Rosecrans, and here
he has a hotel, saloon, and general store, carrying a stock of dry goods, 
groceries, boots and shoes. He is reliable in his business methods, 
enterprising and progressive in the conduct of his interests, and his 
success is the merited reward of earnest, persistent and honorable labor.
In 1891 Mr. Petska was united in marriage to Miss Anna Hamernik, who was
born in Cooperstown township, at what is now Rosecrans Corners, November 
29, 1865, a daughter of John and Frances (Nostacke) Hamernik, both of whom
were natives of Bohemia, Germany. They became pioneer settlers of Manitowoc
county, where the father carried on farming for a number of years but later
opened a store in Rosecrans Corners, continuing in the business to the 
time of his death. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Hamernik were born twelve children, 
of whom ten are yet living. Mr. and Mrs. Petska have become the parents of
five children: Edward, aged twenty; Lillian Ann, eighteen years of age, a 
graduate of Maribel schools; Albert, sixteen years of age; Tilly Emma, 
fourteen years of age; and Frankie, aged eleven.
The parents were both reared in the Catholic church and are earnest and 
active workers in its behalf while to its support they contribute 
liberally. Mr. Petska is an earnest democrat, loyal to his party, and for 
three years he has served as supervisor from his district. He was also 
treasurer for four years and for the past five years has been chairman of 
the county board. He is faithful and capable in the discharge of his duties
and his work in office has won him the high commendation of all concerned.



THOMAS PETSKA
This is a bio. sketch from "History of Manitowoc County Wisconsin" 
by Dr. L. Falge, 1911-1912, v.2, p.505-506.

Thomas Petska is engaged in blacksmithing and wagon making at Rosecrans
in Coopertown township and the industry and energy which have
characterized his life have constituted the features in his success,
making him one of the substantial citizens of the community.  He was
born in Bohemia, Austria, in 1852, and is the son of Thomas Petska and a
grandson of Jacob and Theresa (Frank) Petska, who were natives of
Austria and there passed away at an advanced age.  The father, who was
also born in Bohemia and remained there until after his marriage, came
with his wife and family to the United States in 1870, settling in
Manitowoc county, where he began farming upon what is still known as the
Petska homestead at Rosecrans Corners.  He married Catherina
Rosenmueller who was born May 12, 1838, and is the daughter of Peter and
Maria (Binder) Rosenmueller, the latter a daughter of Jacob and Theresa
Binder, of Kollwitz, Bohemia.  The death of Thomas Petska occurred
February 22, 1903, when he was eighty-six years of age, and his wife,
surviving him for a long period, passed away March 3, 1912, at the age
of seventy-four years.  In the family were eighteen children, of whom
twelve are yet living.
All the experiences of the farm lad in Bohemia came to Thomas Petska in
his boyhood and youth.  He was a youth of eighteen when the family came
to the new world and following his arrival in America he learned the
blacksmith's trade, at which he worked in Green Bay and in Peshtigo,
Wisconsin and in St. Paul, Minnesota.  In 1882 he returned to Manitowoc
county and established his blacksmith shop, being one of the oldest
representatives of this trade in Cooperstown township.  Later he
purchased his present farm and is now largely living retired.  He was
for many years actively and closely identified with industrial pursuits
as a blacksmith and wagon maker, doing all kinds of work and receiving
from the public a liberal patronage.
In 1882 Mr. Petska was married to Miss Anna Kafka, who was born on the
old family homestead in this county, a daughter of Mathias and Margaret
Kafka, both of whom were natives of Bohemia.  Mr. and Mrs. Petska have
become the parents of seven children: Emil, a blacksmith, who married
Rosa Greenus and has one child, Adolph;  Christina who is the wife of H.
Schneider, of Maribel, and has two children;  Edward, Wenzel, Albina,
Joseph and Helen, all yet at home.  Mr Petska was reared in the faith of
the Catholic church and has always adhered to its teachings.  His wife
is also connected with the same church and is a member of the Ladies Aid
Society.  Mr. Petska belongs to the Green Street Farmers Society and is
interested in various projects for the public welfare and the benefit of
his fellowmen.  He votes with the democratic party and has served for
three years as treasurer of his township, but while he is a staunch
advocate of party principles he has never sought or desired office to
any great extent, preferring to concentrate his time and energies upon
his business affairs.  His untiring labor, capable management and energy
have brought to him a substantial measure of success and he is now
numbered among the well-to-do citizens of Cooperstown township.



EDWARD PFEFFER
This is a bio. sketch from "History of Manitowoc County Wisconsin" 
by Dr. L. Falge, 1911-1912, v.2, p.142-143.

Edward Pfeffer has owned and successfully conducted a furniture store and 
undertaking establishment at the corner of Eighteenth and Washington 
streets, Two Rivers, for the past ten years. He is a native of this county,
having been born in Manitowoc on the 19th of November, 1876, and is a son 
of Aloysus and Sophia (Stich) Pfeffer. The father was a native of Germany, 
whence he emigrated to the United States about 1860. Here he subsequently 
engaged in the hotel business, continuing to be identified with this until 
his death on the 23d of February, 1882, at the age of thirty-three years. 
He was buried in Calvary cemetery at Manitowoc.
Edward Pfeffer, who was only a young lad when he lost his father, was
educated in the public schools of Appleton and Two Rivers, and for two 
years attended the Catholic parochial school of the latter place. At the 
age of twelve years he laid aside his text-books and became a wage earner, 
beginning his business career in the sales department of Schroeder 
Brothers’ store. He continued in their employ for thirteen years, and 
during that time acquired sufficient capital to enable him to engage in 
business for himself. In 1902 he bought the property of the Anna Nilles 
estate and established a business of his own. He moved to his present 
location April 18, 1909, it being that occupied by his former employers, 
and here he has built up a good trade, his enterprise having, under his 
capable management, proved highly successful. He carries a varied and well 
assorted stock of furniture and picture frames and he also maintains an 
undertaking department. For a period of two years he had a partner, Ed. 
Pilon, but subsequently Mr. Pfeffer bought the interest of the other 
member of the firm and has since conducted his business alone. In addition 
to his store, Mr. Pfeffer is interested in the Two Rivers Realty Company, 
of which he is secretary.
At St. Boniface's church, Manitowoc, on the 24th of May, 1905, Mr. Pfeffer 
was united in marriage to Miss Elizabeth Kappes, a daughter of Martin and 
Mary (Zhizhy) Kappes. The father is now deceased but the mother is still 
living. Four children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Pfeffer, Agnes, 
Louise, John and Robert. The family reside in an apartment over the store.
Both Mr. and Mrs. Ffeffer are communicants of the Roman Catholic church,
and he is a member of the Knights of Columbus and the St. Joseph Benevolent
Association. He is also affiliated with the Loyal Order of Moose and is 
vice president of the St. Joseph Athletic Club. Mr. Ffeffer has passed the 
greater part of his life in Two Rivers where he is widely known and has a 
large circle of friends.



HENRY PFEFFER
  From the Manitowoc Pilot, March 10, 1870:
  IN PROBATE - Manitowoc County Court
  In the matter of the estate of Henry Pfeffer, deceased.
  On reading and filing the petition of Mrs. Anna Pfeffer,
  of Manitowoc, in said county, representing among other 
  things that Henry Pfeffer, late of said county, on the 
  9th day of April A.D. 1868, near Waukegan, Ill., died 
  intestate, leaving goods, chattels and estate within
  this state, and that the said petitioner is mother of
  said deceased, and praying that administration of said
  estate be to Alois Pfeffer granted, it is ordered that
  said petition be heard before the judge of this court
  on Wednesday the 16th day of March A.D. 1870 at 10
  o'clock a.m. at my office in said county. Ordered 
  further, that notice thereof be given to the heirs of
  said deceased, and to all persons interested, by
  publishing a copy of this order for three successive
  weeks prior to said day of hearing, in The Manitowoc
  Pilot a weekly newspaper published at manitowoc in
  said county. W.W. Waldo, County Judge
  Manitowoc Feb.23, 1870


G.C. PHILHOLM    From the Manitowoc Pilot, JANUARY 27, 1870

Mr. G.C. PHILHOLM, merchant tailor, while proceeding to his residence
one day last week, slipped and fell upon the icy sidewalk, bruising
one of his hands in a painful manner.


PETER PHILIPPS

From the Wisconsin Blue Book, pub. 1909:

Peter Philipps, Sr. (Rep.) of the city of Kaukauna, born June 5th, 1835 in Geisfeld, 
Prussia (Rhineland). Received a common school education; is a retired farmer and 
blacksmith; came with his parents to Wisconsin in 1846, and to Meeme, Manitowoc 
county in March, 1848. Enlisted in Company B, 45th Regiment, Wisconsin Volunteer 
Infantry, as a private; was stationed at Nashville, Tennessee; promoted to sergeant 
and was mustered out at the expiration of war by order of the war department.  Has 
been postmaster of Meeme nineteen years. Was secretary at the Meeme Mutual Home 
Protective Fire Insurance Co. seven years. He was elected to the assembly from the 
First district, Manitowoc county, for the year 1882.  Moved with his family to the 
city of Kaukauna in 1890, was appointed postmaster in 1894 by Dr. H. B. Tanner, 
first Republican mayor of the city of Kaukauna, and held the office under different 
Republican administrations for four years.  Is now holding the office of supervisor 
of the third ward and has been ten years, the last five years having been elected 
without opposition. Was elected member of the assembly in 1908, receiving 2,265 
votes against 2,225 votes for Henry Knapstein (Dem.). 
 
Notes:
Peter came with his family on the Brig Albana, out of Antwerp, Belgium, arriving 
July 29, 1846 in NYC. The family was listed as Peter Phillips 42, tailor, from 
Germany to US; Gertrude 41; Nickolas 13; Peter 11; Adam 7, Mathias 4, Helena 1 1/2 yrs.  
In the 1830s the family lived in Geisfeld, Trier, Rhineland, Germany.
 
Peter's father (Peter Philipps) bought land in Meeme on August 1, 1849.
 
Most of the Philipps family is buried in the cemetery at St. Fidelis Catholic Church, 
Meeme twp, Manitowoc County, WI
Peter Philipps (b 1835) married Anna Gross (b 1842) about 1860 in Meeme, Manitowoc 
County.  Their children were Elizabeth (1861), Peter (1863), Helene (1864), 
Anna (1866), Andrew (1868), Willie (1871), Catherina (1873), Mary (1876), 
Margaret (1880), Rose (1883), Clara June (1886), Sophia (1890). Per Federal Census
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NICKOLSINE "NICKY" PHILLIPSEN


Nickolsine Philippsen
Lincoln High School Class of 1930


Photo courtesy of the Manitowoc Public Library