FRANK VADER
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Manitowoc Tribune
24 Dec. 1891 (page 3,)
-FRANK VADER and family left Wednesday Morning for
Scot City, Kansas. Frank intends to establish a boiler
shop at that place. His many friends here wish them
good luck and prosperity in their new location.
FRANKLIN VADER
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Lake Shore Times
18 September, 1883 (Page 2, column 3)
On Wednesday last a number of our friends attended the
wedding of Miss Minnie Tufts the eldest daughter of Mr.
John Tufts of Manitowoc Rapids a gentleman well known in
our vicinity. The bridegroom was Mr. Frank Vader of
Menominee, Mich.
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Lake Shore Times
18 September, 1883( Page 1, Column 5)
Vader-Tufts.
THE SOCIAL EVENT OF THE WEEK-A SPECIAL REPORTER OF THE
TIMES GIVES FULL PARTICULARS OF THE PLEASANT AFFAIR.
The grand social event of the season was the
wedding, on Wednesday last, of Mr. Franklin Vader, of
Menominee, Mich., and Miss Minnie Tufts, of Manitowoc.
The ceremony took place in the Town of Manitowoc Rapids,
at the residence of the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs.
John S. Tufts. The nuptial knot was tied by Rev. J. M.
Craig , in the impressive manner so characteristic of
the reverend gentleman.
Over two hundred of the friends of the two
families,-Vader and Tufts,- were present and enjoyed the
hospitality so cordially tendered. Every room in the
house, from cellar to garret, was thrown open to the
quests, and in the shady grove between the house and the
street, a huge canvas tent had been erected, with a
splendid dancing. At one end of this tent was an arched
wreath of flowers, with the lucky horseshoe interwoven.
Beneath this arch the marriage ceremony was performed
and when the congratulations had in a measure subsided,
the sweet, silver tones of Jere Collins’ and Van Camp’s
violins were heard, -then there was music and dancing.
The refreshment rooms were thrown open at eleven
o'clock, the tables groaning under the bountiful supply
of all dainties of culinary art, with Chris. Koebke in
charge of the oyster department, to which all did ample
justice.
After supper dancing was resumed and continued
until a late hour. To those who know John Tufts and
his estimable wife, it is unnecessary to say, that all
were received and entertained in the most affable
manner, and when the guests departed for home, the
opinion was unanimous that the affair had been one of
those pleasant things that are not soon forgotten.
Numerous rich and handsome gifts were bestowed upon
the lovely bride, among them being the
following;
Toilet Set, Mr. and Mrs. McDonald, of Marion, Wis.
Syrup Pitcher, Miss Etta Wells.
Syrup Pitcher, Miss Delia Niles, Eaton.
Tea Castor, Mr. and Mrs. Barnum, Marion, Wis.
History of Wisconsin, Bailey Pierce, Rapids.
Steel Engraving, John Kessler, Manitowoc.
Oil Chromo, Ed. Lindholm, Rapids.
Butter Knife and Half - Dozen silver Tea Spoons, Mr. and Mrs. P. S. Pierce, Manitowoc.
Fruit Knife, Miss Cora Pierce, Manitowoc.
Set of Silver Tea Spoons, Mrs. Albert Robertson, Manitowoc.
Chamber Set, Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Williams, Rapids.
Byron’s Poems, Dr. Seeger, Manitowoc.
Silver dinner Castor, Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Smart, Manitowoc.
Dressing Glass, Miss Kath Cronan, Vulcan, Michigan.
A beautiful Yoke Bouquet, Mrs. J. M. Craig, Manitowoc.
Dressing Case, Dr. Frazer, Manitowoc.
Clock, Lyman Emerson, Manitowoc.
Beautiful Lamp, Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Pierce, Rapids.
Silver Bouquet Holder, Mr. and Mrs. W. Binkleman, Marion, Wis.
Electric Hair Brush, Miss Jennie Lee, Eaton.
A beautiful worked bed quilt, Miss Eliza Tufts.
Silver spoon holder, Miss Clara Pierce, Rapids.
Pair of embroidered damask towel pillow shams, Mrs. Moses Tufts, Rapids.
Majolica bread plate cup and saucer, Mrs. Louis Lawrence.
Card Case and Card receiver, Charles Beers, Manitowoc.
Statuette, Freddy Tufts.
Set of Chromos, Miss Mabel Robertson, Manitowoc.
Teapot, Mr. and Mrs. John Symos, Manitowoc.
Majolica Pitchers, Misses Ella Tufts, Maggie Mines, Rapids.
Bible, Mrs., Margaret Allen, Rapids.
Glass Pickle dish, Mrs. P. Pierce, Rapids.
Glass cake dish, Miss Kate Nense, Rapids.
Silver cake-basket, Mrs. I. B. Smith, Menominee, Mich.
Clock, Jere Collins and sister, Manitowoc.
Fruit dish and bouquet, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph L. Edwards, Manitowoc.
Pickle dish and fork, Mr. and Mrs. Len Vader, Rapids.
Lounge, Willie Vader and John Tufts, Jr., Rapids.
Camp Chair, Dan Allen, Rapids.
Camp rocking chair, Robert Seeger, Manitowoc.
Majolica set, Ed and Jacob Wells,
Silver Cake basket, Mr. and Mrs. D. S. Day, Manitowoc.
Fruit-basket, Mr. and Mrs. Gustaveson, Rapids.
Pickle Castor, Mr. Mrs. R. Moran, Manitowoc.
Card basket, Miss Mary McFarland, Manitowoc.
Pickle castor and fork, William Hubbard, Rapids.
Chair tidy, Miss Mattie Bacon, Manitowoc.
Chair tidy, Miss Maranda Pierce, Rapids.
Bed Spread, Miss Anna Rechygl
Napkin Rings, Mr. and Mrs. Chris, Koebke, Manitowoc.
Table spread, Mrs. Jacob Lee, Rockland.
Table spread, Mr. Frank Tolby.
Doz. Towels, Frank Larsen. Rapids
Table spread, Jacob Ringwood.
Table spread, Mr. and Mrs. Ranisdell, Marion, Wis.
Lace bedspread and pillow shams, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Haverland, Manitowoc.
Brussels Rug, Thos. and Oscar Torrison, Manitowoc.
Set of nickel plated flat irons, Mr. and Mrs. M. H. Murphy, Manitowoc.
Set of fine cut glass ware, Mr. Anthony McNulty, Cato.
Handsome lamp, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Wells, Rapids.
Double Pickle dish, Mr. Mrs. John Bibinger, Manitowoc.
Bohemian glass ware, Miss Susie Pierce, Rapids.
Set of silver tea spoons, Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Rand, Manitowoc.
Moustache Cup and saucer, Chris. Koebke, Manitowoc.
Silver soup ladle, Miss Hattie Burnett, Manitowoc.
Majolica Moustache cup, Mr. Van Camp, Manitowoc.
Silver napkin rings, Miss Maggie McCullough, Cederville, Mich.
Syrup Pitcher and stand, Ole and Niels Stevenson, Rapids.
Set of cut glass ware, Grandpa Ramsdell, Marion, Wis.
GEORGE VADER
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Manitowoc Tribune
23 March, 1876, (page 3, col. 2)
Geo. VADER, while chopping wood near Kings Bridge, last
Saturday forenoon, had the misfortune to cut off three
toes of the right foot. He was brought to the city as
soon as possible, and when the office of a physician
was reached, was about ready to expire from loss of
blood.
HENRY VADER
Manitowoc Pilot
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3 February, 1860, ( page 3, column 3.)
MARRIED
In Cato, January 21, by the Rev. Israel C. Holmes,
Mr. HENRY VADER, of this village, to Miss ELIZA JANE
TUFTS, daughter of Mr. Moses Tufts, of Manitowoc Rapids.
LEONARD VADER
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Lake Shore Times
18 September, 1883( Page 1, Column 5)
Lake Shore Times, April 29, 1884
G. A. R. Members of H. M. Walker Post 18, will meet in
their Hall on Wednesday (tomorrow) after noon at 3 P. M.
sharp to attend the funeral of Comrade Leonard Vader.-
By order of the Commander.
E. R. Smith,
Adjutant.
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Lake Shore Times, 6 May, 1884, (page 3)
The funeral of Mr. Len. Vader was well attended. About
twenty members of the G. A. R. were present.
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Lake Shore Times, 6 May, 1884 (page 2, column 6)
Order to Hear Petition for Administration.
(First publication May 6, 1884.)
IN PROBATE-MANITOWOC COUNTY COURT.
In the matter of the estate of Leonard Vader, deceased.
On reading and filing the petition of Jane Vader,
of Manitowoc Rapids, Wis., representing among other
things that Leonard Vader, late of Manitowoc Rapids on
the 27th day of April, A. D. 1884, at Manitowoc Rapids,
died intestate leaving goods, chattels and estate
within this State, and that the said petitioner is the
widow of said deceased, and praying that administration
of said estate by to John S. Tufts granted, it is
ordered that said petition be heard before this Court ,
on Tuesday, the 3rd day of June A. D., 1884, 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 Lake Shore
Times, a weekly newspaper published at Manitowoc in said
County.
Dated at Manitowoc, the 3rd day of May, A. D. 1884.
136-3t R. D. SMART, County Judge,
G. G. SEDGWICK, Atty for Petitioner.
N. VADER
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20 July, 1871, (Page 4, column 5)
Mr. N. VADER, who has sold out his interest at Clay
Banks, is about opening a new store with a large and
complete assortment of seasonable goods in the building
lately occupied by Mr. Horn on the corner of York and
8th St. Mr. Vader is too well and too favorably known
through out the county to require any especial
recommendation on our part. He has our best wishes and
will have the custom and support of a large number of
friends and acquaintances.
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Manitowoc Tribune, 27 July, 1871 (Page 4 )
MR. VADER’S new store on the corner of York and 8th
streets is filling up rapidly with a splendid lot of new
and seasonable goods, and from the piles of full boxes
and packages yet untouched, we cannot see how these
goods can all be properly displayed. As far as we can
now judge, Mr. Vader will have about everything that can
be asked for in the way of fancy and domestic dry
goods, groceries, provisions, Hats and Caps, boots and
shoes, crockery, hardware and farming utensils; and as
Mr. Vader promises to sell at the lowest possible
prices, for ready pay or any kind of farmers produce,
we expect he will do as much business as any merchant in
this City. See his advertisement, and then his store.
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Manitowoc Tribune
27 February, 1873 (page 1, col. 8)
Bankrupt Sale
DISTRICT Court of the United States, Eastern District of
Wisconsin,
In the matter of Nicholas Vader, Bankrupt.
In Bankruptcy.
By virtue of an order made by the District Court of the
United States for the Eastern District of Wisconsin on
the twelfth day of February, 1873, I (or he),
will sell at Public Auction at the U. S. Marshal’s
Office, P. O. building, Milwaukee, Wis., the following
described property, belonging to the estate of said
Vader. to-wit: The east half of the south west quarter
of section twenty-one (21), also the south west quarter
of the south east quarter of section twenty one (21)
all in town 21, range 23, excepting 1 and one-half acres
near the S. W. corner of said south west quarter of
the south east quarter and covering graves thereon;
also the northwest quarter of the north east quarter of
section 28, town 21, range 23, containing in all 58 and
one-half acres, more or less, situate, lying and being
in the County of Manitowoc and State of Wisconsin free
and clear from all incumbances, on the 29th day of
April 1873, at 11 o’clock, A. M. to the highest bidder
for Cash.
CHARLES H. HAMILTON, Assignee.
NICK VADER
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Manitowoc Tribune, 17 June, 1869, (Page 4, col. 1.)
Nick Vader has bought the pier 3 miles north of
Ahnapee where he intends to locate for the purpose of
shipping ties, lumber, shingles, posts etc. of which
great quantities are manufactured.
Manitowoc Tribune
GUSTAV VALLESKEY
This is a bio. sketch from "History of Manitowoc County Wisconsin"
by Dr. L. Falge, 1911-1912, v.2, p.437-438.
Gustav Valleskey, one of the German-American farmers of the town of
Rockland is living on two hundred and thirty-seven acres of rich land on
sections 28, 27 and 34 and 33. He was born in Germany, August 31, 1850, a
son of Martin and Catherine Valleskey. They came to America in 1856, and
bought forty acres of wild land in Rockland, which farm is included in the
present holdings of their son, Gustav. Here they built the first house and
commenced the other improvements. The mother died the day after they moved
into their house, and the father continued to live there with his children,
until his death, January 28, 1887, when he was seventy-nine years old. The
mother was buried on the old farm and the father in the Lutheran cemetery
at Reedsville.
Gustav was the third of the five children born to his parents, and remained
with his father until the latter’s death. At that time, the son inherited
the homestead as a reward of his faithful service. He has one hundred and
fifty acres under the plow, and all his land is fenced with barbed wire. He
carries on general farming, raising grain, clover seed and sugar beets,
and keeps hogs and cattle, milking twenty-four cows of graded stock,
marketing his dairy products. He raises Chester-White hogs, has twenty-four
South Down sheep and forty colonies of bees. The basement barn is forty
feet by sixty feet, with cement floors and patent stanchions, and was built
in 1887. Another barn, forty by seventy-eight feet was built in 1888, and
a third one, thirty feet by ninety feet, was built in 1890. The two-story,
fifteen-room brick residence was put up in 1888. All of the improvements
were put in by him and his father, and are substantial. The water supply
is obtained from open wells.
In 1874, Mr. Valleskey married Fredricka Matznick, a daughter of Charles
and Minnie Matznick, natives of Germany. They came to the United States,
and settled in Sheboygan, on a farm, spending three years there. They then
went to Calumet county, and bought forty acres of unbroken land, and lived
there until 1883. In that year they came to Manitowoc county, settling on
a farm of sixty acres, in the town of Rockland, and this continued their
home until 1906, when Mr. Valleskey bought it, and tey made their home with
him. The mother passed away, October 26, 1907, and is buried in Eaton
church cemetery in Rockland township. The father survives, being now
eighty-six years old. Mrs. Valleskey was the youngest of two children and
was born March 19, 1855. Mr. and Mrs. Valleskey have had eleven children,
as follows: Paulina, who died aged six years; Minnie, who died aged
fourteen months; Ferdinand, who died aged two years; Martin, living in
Collins, Wisconsin, where he is agent for the Soo line at that point, who
is married and has one child; Charles, who is married and has three
children, and is living on a farm in Rockland; Alvina, who married William
Mahnke, is living in Newburg, Wisconsin, and has two children; Adolph,
married, who is living in Calumet county on a farm, and Gustav, Selma,
Elsie and Elmer living at home. Mr. Valleskey is a republican and served
one year as supervisor of his town, and is now road commissioner. He and
his family are members of the Lutheran church of Eaton, and for thirteen
years he has been church treasurer. A good farmer, an excellent business
man and a reliable citizen, Mr Valleskey stands high in the esteem of his
associates.
ANGELINE VAN DE LOO (sent in by her nephew, Brian)
Miss Angeline Van de Loo, age 84, of 919 Wisconsin Ave. in Sheboygan, passed
away Monday afternoon, July 8, 2002, at St. Nicholas Hospital. She was born
June 6, 1918, in Cleveland, Wis., a daughter to the late George Sr. and
Rose (Junk) Van de Loo. Angeline had worked at Polar Ware Company in Sheboygan
for 34 years before retiring in 1980. She loved to play Bingo at various churches
in Sheboygan and enjoyed spending time at Oneida. She was a big Packer and Brewer
fan. She was a lifetime member of Holy Name of Jesus Catholic Church in Sheboygan.
Her most comfortable role in life was being a loving daughter and sister. She lived
with and cared for her mother for many years. After her mother's death in June of
1985, she assumed the role of family Matriarch and was a constant companion to her
brothers and sisters. She was a very loving sister and shared in both their happiness
and times of grief.
She was preceded in death by her four brothers, Lester, Anthony, George, Jr., and
Francis Vande Loo; and her four sisters, Adelle Kutz, Delores Hauch, Ann Marie Larson
and Catherine Fenn. She was also preceded in death by her very special friend,
Sam Bodet in 1971.
Surviving Angeline are many nieces and nephews and special friends who will all miss
her dearly. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated for Angeline on
Thursday, July 11, 2002, at 6 p.m. at Holy Name of Jesus Catholic Church in
Sheboygan with Reverend Michael Dineen as celebrant. Friends and relatives may
call on the family from 4 p.m. until the hour of service on Thursday, at the
Church. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery on Friday, July 12, 2002, at 10 a.m.
A memorial fund has been established in the name of Angeline W. Vande Loo.
E-mail condolences to zimmerfuneralhome.com.
Zimmer Funeral Home of Sheboygan is assisting the family.
Tomorrow is Too Late. I had rather have one little rose from the garden of a friend,
Than to have the choicest flowers when my stay on earth must end. I had rather
have one pleasant word in kindness said to me, Than flattery when my heart is still
and life has ceased to be. I had rather have a loving smile from friends I know
are true, Than tears shed round my casket when this world I bid adieu. Bring me
all the flowers today pink, or white or red, I'd rather have one blossom now than
a truckload when I'm dead.
Author Unknown
(Note: She never married. Her fiance, Sam, died in a boiler-room blast in the
1970's (that is what I heard, but I cannot find the article in my grandmother's
papers)
PHILIP AND LOUISA VANDERBLOEMEN (photos sent in by researcher/see contributors page)
Philip Vanderbloemen
Louisa and Philip Vanderbloemen
MILADA C. VAN DER WETTERING
Milada C. Van Der Wettering, age 96, of 14795 Whiffen Lane, Mountain, WI, a
former Mishicot resident, died Saturday, August 5, 2000 at the Bornemann
Nursing Home in Green Bay.
Funeral services will be held at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, August 8, 2000 at the
Lambert Funeral Home in Mishicot with the Rev. Gerald B. Kempen, O. Praem
officiating. Burial will be in Fort Howard Cemetery in Green Bay.
Milada was born June 10, 1904, in Manitowoc to the late Joseph and Rosalie
(Krajnik) Kaderabek. She married Albert Van Der Wettering August 23, 1924 in
Morrison. He preceded her in death on Sept. 30, 1980. She and her husband
farmed in the Mishicot area for many years. She enjoyed spending time in the
outdoors.
Survivors include one daughter with whom she made her home. One grandson and
his spouse, one great-grandson. Nieces and nephews also survive. She was
preceded in death by her son in law, Lester Heran on June 16, 1995, and by one
sister Blance Bustabo, and brother Ervin Kaderabek. Relatives and friends may
call from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Tuesday at the Lambert Funeral Home in Mishicot
until the time of services at 7 p.m.
Herald Time Reporter, August 7, 2000
REV. J.P. VAN TREECK
From The History of Northern Wisconsin, Vol II. Chicago: Western
Historical Pub. Co., 1881, p. 540
Pastor of St. Wendel Roman Catholic Church, P. O. St. Wendel, born
March 9, 1855 in Wilson Township, Sheboygan Co., September, 1877, he
commenced a regular course of studies at St. Francis Seminary, Milwaukee;
graduated June, 1880; he then returned to Sheboygan County, and was
assistant with the Rev. Hamm of St. Nicholas Church. Nov. 6, 1880, came
to St. Wendel, where he has been in charge since; he also has charge of
two other churches - the St. George's Church of Centerville, and St.
Fitel's Church of Meeme.
DANIEL VARNOW
Marriage Record Vol. 5, Page 96, # 252
Husband Daniel Varnow
Father Ira Varnow
Mother Harrell Bellrose
Occupation Common Laborer
Residence Two Rivers, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin
Birthplace Two Rivers, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin
Wife Lena Martele
Father Mitchell Martele
Mother Harriet Cayean
Birthplace Two Rivers
Date of Marriage October 9, 1882
Place of Marriage Manitowoc, Wisconsin
Color of Parties White
Type of Ceremony Statute
Subscribing Witnesses Joseph Rankin And M. H. Murphy
Clergy or Other R.D. Smart, County Judge - Manitowoc
DENYS VARRANEAU
Marriage Record Vol. 5, Page 170, # 383.
Husband Denys Varraneau
Father Arsenius Varraneau
Mother Henrietta Bebrose
Occupation Day Laborer
Residence Two Rivers
Birthplace Two Rivers
Wife Sibylle Martelle
Father Michael Martelle
Mother Henrietta Cayean
Birthplace Two Rivers
Date of Marriage March 28, 1883
Place of Marriage Two Rivers
Color of Parties White
Type of Ceremony Romain Catholic
Subscribing Witnesses Thomas Welbes And Elisabeth Varraneau
Clergy or Other M. Welbes - Priest - Two Rivers
LEO VAUDREUIL
This is a bio. sketch from "History of Manitowoc County Wisconsin"
by Dr. L. Falge, 1911-1912, v.2, p.611-612.
Leo Vaudreuil, a well known and substantial business man of Two Rivers,
Wisconsin, who for a long period has been engaged in shipping fresh fish
and evergreens, was born April 19, 1848, in Canada, and is a son of Frank
and Percilla (Caushaum) Vaudreuil. The parents of Mr. Vaudreuil were
married in Canada, where the father followed farming and shoemaking, and in
1856 he brought his family, consisting of his wife and seven children,
Delia, Leo, Frank, Adeline, Louise, Edmund and Gotfried, to Two Rivers, and
settled on what was known then as the “French side,” where he opened a
shoemaking shop. He followed his trade for ten years, and then engaged in
seine fishing, which he followed until his death, May 20, 1907, when he was
ninety-two years of age, his wife having passed away in 1892, when she was
sixty-six years old, and both were members of the Catholic church.
Leo Vaudreuil was reared to manhood in Two Rivers, and was here married in
1870 to Miss Clementine LeClair, a daughter of Charles LeClair, who moved
to New York from Canada, and settled on a farm in Manitowoc county during
the early '50’s. Five children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Vaudreuil,
namely: Ed, Olive, Frank, Elizabeth and John. Mr. Vaudreuil followed the
occupation of his father, and he has been very successful in his business
efforts and now has a fine home and a plentiful, competence. His wife has
been a true helpmeet to him during his years of business life, and for
thirty years conducted a millinery in Two Rivers. He has carried on his
business on an extensive scale, shipping to Chicago and other points, and
has made a catch of seven thousand six hundred and twenty pounds of fish at
one time, this being his record catch. Mr. Vaudreuil has been interested in
political matters for a number of years, and has served as a member of the
city council.
PETER VETTER
This is a bio. sketch from "History of Manitowoc County Wisconsin"
by Dr. L. Falge, 1911-1912, v.2, p.465-466.
Peter Vetter, whose tireless energy and close application have brought him
highly deserved success, was born on the farm he now owns and operates on
June 28, 1852. His father, Jacob Vetter, was born and reared in
Alsace-Lorraine, whence he emigrated to the United States in 1848. When he
first came to this country he located in Ohio, where he worked out by the
month for a year, but at the expiration of that time he came to Manitowoc
county and invested the hard-earned savings from his meager wages in the
land that his son Peter now owns. Pioneer conditions yet prevailed in this
section and the country was but sparsely settled, Mr. Vetter's nearest
neighbor being located three miles distant, while the greater portion of
the land was still covered with a dense growth of timber. The winters were
long and severe, but Mr. Vetter was a man of much determination of purpose,
and although the future did not appear very promising and he had but little
means to provide him with tools and the necessities of life, he
courageously undertook the clearing of his place. He erected a crude log
cabin, and there he lived alone for two years, devoting his entire time to
clearing and placing his land under cultivation. Later his prospects looked
brighter and feeling hopeful of his future success, in 1851, he was united
in marriage to Miss Minnie K. Neitzel, who emigrated to America with her
father, Michael Neitzel in 1850. Immediately thereafter he brought his
bride to his farm and here they passed the entire period of their domestic
life, the mother passing away in 1886 at the age of fifty-six years. The
father, however, had attained the venerable age of eighty at the time of
his death in 1894. Ten children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Vetter, of whom
the eldest is our subject.
The entire life of Peter Vetter has been passed amid the scenes with which
he is now familiar, as he has always made his home on the farm where he is
now living. When old enough to begin his education he entered the district
school in the vicinity and while there engaged in the mastery of the common
branches; he also assisted his father with the work of the fields and care
of the stock. Subsequently he continued his studies in the parochial
school, but as is usual in the rural districts, he early laid aside his
text-books and gave his undivided attention to the work of the farm, and
has ever since devoted his energies to agricultural pursuits. In 1887, the
year following the death of the mother, he bought the old home place from
his father. During the long period of his ownership he has wrought many
and extensive improvements, consistent with the spirit of progress that has
always characterized his undertakings. Many of the buildings now standing,
including the residence, were erected by his father, but he has remodeled
and improved some of these and built others while he has installed many
modern conveniences and comforts, and now owns one of the best equipped
farms in the community. Mr. Vetter is a very practical man and progressive
in his ideas and a few years ago he tilled all of his fields, and as he
makes a careful study of his soil, planting it to such cereals as are best
adapted to it, he annually reaps abundant harvests. His land is now under
high cultivation, substantially fenced and well improved, everything about
the place evidencing capable management and intelligent supervision.
In 1890, Mr. Vetter was married to Miss Augusta Post, who emigrated to
this country from Germany with her mother, and they have become the parents
of twelve children, two of whom, Roland and Herbert are now deceased. Those
living are as follows: Arthur, Emil, Powell, Meinhold, Rosa, Ella, Hedwig,
Hilda, Juliana and Melvin.
The parents both hold membership in the German Evangelical Lutheran church
of Liberty township in the faith of which they are rearing their family.
Mr. Vetter has never been an aspirant to office, but he takes an interest
in all local affairs as he is a public—spirited man and is always ready to
lend his assistance in promoting the welfare of the community.
EMIL VETTING
This is a bio. sketch from "History of Manitowoc County Wisconsin"
by Dr. L. Falge, 1911-1912, v.2, p.10-11.
Emil Vetting, chairman of the town board of Manitowoc Rapids, and one of
his community’s leading agriculturists, is a native of the city of
Manitowoc, and was born February 16, 1864, a son of Louis and Julia (Reich)
Vetting. Louis Vetting was born in 1830, in Germany, and came to the United
States at the age of eighteen years with his brother, Frederick, securing
employment by the month as a farm hand in Manitowoc county, and also
engaging in the manufacture of shingles. Until 1868 he made his home in the
city of Manitowoc, and in that year purchased the land that became the
Vetting family homestead, on which there had been but little improving
done, the family residence being a log barn until Mr. Vetting could erect
a more comfortable home. The remainder of Mr. Vetting’s life was spent on
this land and at the time of his death he had developed it into a valuable
property, being ranked among the leading farmers of his community. He died
in 1895, while his widow, who was born August 4, 1839, in Germany, survived
him until 1911 and passed away in the city of Manitowoc. Louis Vetting
served his town as assessor for two terms and always took a deep and active
interest in the official affairs of his community.
Emil Vetting was one of a family of eight children, and was four years of
age when the family moved to the town of Rapids, his education being
secured in the district schools here. Reared to the occupation of a farmer,
he has made this his life work, and his knowledge of matters agricultural
have made him one of Rapids’ most successful men in that line. Like his
father, Mr. Vetting has interested himself in matters pertaining to the
public welfare of this section, and he has served as supervisor of the
town of Rapids for two years, and in 1909 was elected by his fellow
townsmen to act in the capacity of chairman of the board, a position which
he at present very acceptably fills. Mr. Vetting bought his farm in 1895,
and during the same year was united in marriage with Miss Matilda Larson,
daughter of Ole and Maria Larson, natives of Norway, who came to this
country and settled in the town of Cato, Manitowoc county, where Mrs.
Vetting was born. Seven children have been born to this union: Eugene,
Olga, Irvin, Herbert, Clarence, Helen and Viola. The family is connected
with the German Lutheran church.
ALBERT JOHN VITS
This is a bio. sketch from "History of Manitowoc County Wisconsin"
by Dr. L. Falge, 1911-1912, v.2, p.20-21.
Albert J. Vits who is one of the members of the prominent manufacturing
concern of the Aluminum Goods Manufacturing Company, of Manitowoc,
Wisconsin, is a native of this city, and was born in 1870, a son of Henry
Vits, the founder of this large business.
William H. Vits, the grandfather of Albert J., brought his four children
with him to the United States in 1855: Annie, who married Christian Weyer,
and moved to Kansas, where both died; Mary, who married Jacob Bierhaus, a
butcher of Manitowoc, and died in 1864; Henry, the father of our subject,
and Minnie, deceased, who was the wife of John Norton, of Kansas. His
wife, Henrietta (Laufs) Vits, had died in Germany before the removal of the
family to this country. In 1854 he had come here on an investigating trip
and bought land in Meeme township, Manitowoc county, on which he erected
one of the first gristmills in the county, which he later sold. In 1858 he
went to Kansas, and remained with a married daughter until 1870, and then
returned to the old home farm, where he spent three years. When his son,
Henry, came to Manitowoc to engage in business, the aged father accompanied
him, and lived in his home until a few months prior to his death, when he
returned to Kansas, and there passed away.
Henry Vits was thirteen years of age when he came to the United States, and
about 186o served three years as an apprentice in the tanning business. In
1868 he moved on a farm in Newton township where he remained until January,
1873, when he engaged in the tanning business in Manitowoc with Martin
Vollendorf. The partnership was dissolved in 1876, when Mr. Vits was
associated with Louis Sherman for four years, and then bought the plant
owned by Mr. Vollendorf, his former partner, and operated it until 1898. In
that year he founded on a small scale the company which formed the nucleus
of the present large husiness. Mr. Vits has been very prominent in public
affairs, having been postmaster of Manitowoc from 1894 until 1898, and a
member of the hoard of supervisors and the council, and having the honor
of representing his district in the state assembly. He is now a member of
the jury commission of the school board and of the park commission, and is
prominent fraternally as an Odd Fellow. His marriage occurred April 28,
1866, when he was united with Mary Hockemeyer, daughter of Fred Hockemeyer,
an early settler of Manitowoc. Mr. and Mrs. Vits became the parents of nine
children, five of whom survive, namely: Albert, George and Hugo, all
associated with the business founded by their father; Hattie, who married
John Topic and resides in Detroit, Michigan; and Emma, who married William
F. Pflueger of Manitowoc.
The Aluminum Goods Manufacturing Company was organized January 1, 1908,
combining the Aluminum Manufacturing Company of Two Rivers, founded about
1895, by Joseph Koenig and the Hamilton brothers; the New Jersey Aluminum
Company of Newark, New Jersey, founded in 1890; and the Manitowoc Aluminum
Novelty Company, founded in 1898 by Henry Vits. The present immense plant
has just been completed, and is of fireproof construction and equipped with
automatic sprinklers. It is thoroughly modern in every respect, and is one
of the best of its kind in the entire state, and six hundred people are
employed, the product embracing a general line of novelties and cooking
utensils, although the latter are manufactured as a side line. The goods
are recognized as the best on the market and are sold all over the United
States and in foreign countries. This concern is absolutely independent of
all other companies.
Albert J. Vits was given a public-school education, and then entered the
Milwaukee Dental College, from which he was graduated in 1900, but after
eleven years of practice in Manitowoc, decided to enter the business field,
and associated himself with the company with which he is now connected. He
was married July 15, 1903, to Miss Anna Zeman, of Manitowoc, daughter of
Frank Zeman, an early settler of this county, and two children, a son and
a daughter, have been born to this union. Mr. Vits is a popular member of
the Elks. (Note: co. mar. index has July 15, 1902 as date of marriage)
GEORGE VITS
This is a bio. sketch from "History of Manitowoc County Wisconsin"
by Dr. L. Falge, 1911-1912, v.2, p.15-16.
George Vits, president of the Aluminum Goods Manufacturing Company, of
Manitowoc, Wisconsin, and one of this city’s enterprising and progressive
business men and public-spirited citizens, is a son of Henry Vits, who
founded the company and was its leading spirit from the time that it was
only a small, and still doubtful venture until it had reached proportions
that placed it among the leading industries of Manitowoc. The Aluminum
Goods Manufacturing Company was organized January 1, 1908, combining three
large manufacturing concerns, namely: The Aluminum Manufacturing Company of
Two Rivers, Wisconsin; the Aluminum Manufacturing Company, of Newark, New
Jersey; and the Manitowoc Aluminum Novelty Company, of this city. In 1911,
following out the idea to combine all three under one roof, a factory
building was erected in Manitowoc, three stories in height, three hundred
by forty feet, with an adjoining power plant, one hundred and fifty by
fifty feet. The service tower is thirty by fifty feet, and the entire plant
is operated by electricity. The buildings are of brick, with lower floors
cemented, the cross beams and pillars are of iron, the second and third
floors of mill construction, and all the structures are absolutely
fireproof, the automatic sprinkler system being installed throughout. A
force of six hundred employes is necessary to handle the business, the
product being a general line of novelties and cooking utensils, although
the latter are manufactured only as a side line. The company bears the
reputation of manufacturing the best goods obtainable, and sells its
product all over the United States and in foreign countries, being
absolutely independent of any other concern. The Manitowoc Aluminum Novelty
Company was organized in 1898, with Henry Vits as president; William F.
Pflueger, secretary; and William Vits, vice president and superintendent.
The concern was started in a small way, and grew until it employed one
hundred and thirty people. The Two Rivers Manufacturing Company was
organized about 1895 by Joseph Koenig. and the Hamilton brothers, and at
the time of the reorganization was employing one hundred and fifty people.
The New Jersey Aluminum Company has been in operation since 1890. and brought
a force of over one hundred people to the new organization. The present
officers of the company are:
George Vits, president and general manager; F. Magee, secretary and
treasurer, and Joseph Koenig, vice president.
Henry Vits was born in Rheydt, Rhine Province. Prussia, Germany, January
21, 1842, being a son of William H. and Henrietta (Laufs) Vits, the latter
of whom died in the fatherland. William H. Vits brought his family in 1855,
after a trip here in 1854, when he bought land in Meeme township, Manitowoc
county. On this he built one of the first grist mills in the county but
later sold it. In 1858 he went to Kansas, to visit a married daughter,
but in 1870 returned to this county, and for three years lived on the old
home farm. In 1873 Henry Vits moved to the city of Manitowoc, going into
business, and his father resided with him there until a few months prior
to his death, when he again went to Kansas, where his death occurred.
William H. Vits brought four children to the United States: Annie, who
married Christian Weyer and moved to Kansas, where both died; Mary, who
married Jacob Bierhaus, a butcher of Manitowoc, and died in 1864; Henry;
and Minnie, who married John Norton of Kansas and died there. Henry Vits
was thirteen years of age when he came to the United States and until
January, 1873, worked on the old home farm in Meeme township. He then came
to Manitowoc, and in conjunction with Martin Vollendorf carried on a
tanning business until 1876, when the partnership was dissolved. He was
then associated with Louis Sherman in the same line for four years, after
which he bought the tanning plant of Mr. Vollendorf, and until 1898
continued in that business alone. In that same year he began manufacturing
aluminum products, founding the business which formed the nucleus of the
present large company. From 1894 until 1898, Mr. Vits served as postmaster
of Manitowoc, and he also represented his district in the state assembly
and served on the board of supervisors and on the city council. He is now
a member of the jury commission of the school board and of the park
commission and is a prominent member of the Odd Fellows. On April 28, 1866,
he married Mary Hockemeyer, daughter of Fred Hockemeyer, one of Manitowoc’s
early settlers, and to this union there were born nine children, of whom
five survive, namely: Albert, George and Hugo, all connected with the
business founded by their father; Hattie, who married John Topic, and
resides in Detroit, Michigan; and Emma, the wife of William F. Pflueger, of
Manitowoc, Wisconsin.
HENRY VITS
This is a bio. sketch from "History of Manitowoc County Wisconsin"
by Dr. L. Falge, 1911-1912, v.2, p.54-57.
The city of Manitowoc, Wisconsin, has many important business industries,
employing a large number of people in the manufacture of products which are
shipped all over the world, but none is better known perhaps than the
Aluminum Goods Manufacturing Company, the founder of which, Henry Vits, is
one of the city’s sterling citizens and successful business men. This
company, organized January 1, 1908, combined three large manufacturing
companies, namely: the Aluminum Manufacturing Company of Two Rivers,
Wisconsin; the New Jersey Aluminum Company of Newark, New Jersey; and the
Manitowoc Aluminum Novelty Company of this city. In 1911 the idea was
formed to combine all three under one roof and a large factory building
three hundred by forty feet, three stories in height, with a power plant
one hundred and fifty by fifty feet adjoining was erected in Manitowoc. The
service tower is thirty by fifty feet and the entire plant is operated by
electricity. The buildings are of brick, the lower floors being cement, the
cross beams and pillars of iron, the second and third floors of mill
construction and all the structures are absolutely fireproof, the automatic
sprinkler system being installed throughout. A force of six hundred
employes are necessary to handle the business, the product being a general
line of novelties and cooking utensils, the latter being manufactured as a
side line only. The company bears the reputation of manufacturing the best
goods obtainable and sells its product all over the United States and in
foreign countries, and is absolutely independent of any other concern. The
Manitowoc Aluminum Novelty Company was organized in 1898, when Henry Vits
became president; William F. Pflueger, secretary; and William Vits, vice
president and superintendent, and started in a small way, growing until it
employed one hundred and thirty hands. The Two Rivers Aluminum
Manufacturing Company was organized about 1895, by Joseph Koenig and the
Hamilton brothers, and at the time of the reorganization was employing one
hundred and fifty people. The New Jersey Aluminum Company has been in
operation since 1890 and brought a force of one hundred and fifty people to
the new organization. The present officers of the company are: George Vits,
president and general manager; F. Magee, secretary and treasurer; and
Joseph Koenig, vice president and general superintendent of the three
factories.
Henry Vits was born in Rheydt, Rhine Province, Prussia, Germany, January
21, 1842, and is a son of William H. and Henrietta (Laufs) Vits, the latter
of whom died in the fatherland. William H. Vits brought his family to the
United States in 1855, having been here in 1854 on a visit tentative to
definitely locating, buying land in Meeme township, Manitowoc county, where
he built one of the first gristmills in the county, which he later sold. In
1858 he went to Kansas, where one of his daughters resided with her
husband, but in 1870 returned to this county and for three years resided
on the old home farm. In 1873 Henry Vits moved to the city of Manitowoc,
and went into business, and his father resided with him until a few months
prior to his death, when he again went to Kansas and there died. William H.
Vits brought four children to the United States: Annie, who married
Christian Weyer and moved to Kansas, where both died; Mary, who died in
1864, the wife of Jacob Bierhaus, engaged in the butchering business in
Manitowoc; Henry; and Minnie, deceased, who was the wife of John Norton,
a resident of Kansas.
Henry Vits was thirteen years of age when he came to the United States, and
about 1860 served an apprenticeship of three years in the tanning business.
In 1868 he moved on a farm in Newton township until 1873, when he came to
Manitowoc and entered business with Martin Vollendorf, and carried on a
tanning business until 1876, when they dissolved partnership. He was then
associated in the same line with Louis Sherman for four years, after which
he bought the tanning plant of Mr. Vollendorf and until 1898 was engaged
in business on his own account, in that year entering the aluminum
manufacturing business which formed the nucleus for the present large
concern.
On April 28, 1866, he married Mary Hockemeyer, daughter of Fred Hockemeyer,
one of Manitowoc’s early settlers, and to this union there were born nine
children, of whom five now survive, namely: Albert, George and Hugo, all
connected with the business founded by their father; Hattie, who married
John Topic and resides in Detroit, Michigan; and Emma, who married William
F. Pflueger, of Manitowoc, Wisconsin. From 1894 until 1898 Mr. Vits served
as postmaster of Manitowoc and he also served in the state legislature and
as a member of the board of supervisors and the city council. He is now a
member of the jury commission of the school board and the park commission
and is a prominent member of the Odd Fellows.
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From The History of Northern Wisconsin, Vol II. Chicago: Western
Historical Pub. Co., 1881, p. 534
Tannery, Manitowoc, born Jan. 21, 1842, in Prussia. The family immigrated
to America in 1856, located in Manitowoc County. In 1869, he commenced to
learn the tannery trade, and in 1873, he, with Mr. Vollendorf, formed a
partnership in this business; he was also a partner with Mr. Sherman three
years. September, 1879, he bought out Mr. Vollendorf's interest, and has
since been alone in this business. Mr. Vits was Alderman, Chairman of the
Board, Clerk of the School Board, etc. He was married in 1868, to Mary
Hockemeyer, of Hanover; they have seven children, four sons and three
daughters.
Henry Vits
HUGO L. VITS
This is a bio. sketch from "History of Manitowoc County Wisconsin"
by Dr. L. Falge, 1911-1912, v.2, p.18-19.
Hugo L. Vits, who is associated with his father and brothers in conducting
the affairs of the Aluminum Goods Manufacturing Company, one of Manitowoc’s
leading independent industries, is a progressive and enterprising business
man and was born in Manitowoc county, December 11, 1880, a son of Henry
Vits. His grandfather, William H. Vits, came first to the United States in
1854, and during the next year brought his children to the United States,
his wife, Henrietta (Laufs) Vits, having died in Germany. He purchased land
in Meeme township, on which he built one of the first grist mills in
Manitowoc county, but this he sold in 1858, and went to Kansas, where he
lived with his married daughter in 1870, when he returned to the homestead.
He resided there until 1873, when he came to Manitowoc with his son, Henry,
who went into business here, and he resided with his son until a few months
prior to his death, when he again went to Kansas. The four children whom he
brought to the United States were: Annie, who married Christian Weyer and
died in Kansas; Mary, the wife of Jacob Bierhaus, a butcher of Manitowoc,
who died in 1864; Henry; and Minnie, deceased, who was the wife of John
Norton, of Kansas. Henry Vits came to the United States when thirteen years
of age, was apprenticed to the tanning business for some time and until
January, 1873, was engaged in agricultural pursuits in Newton township. He
then engaged in the tanning business with Martin Vollendorf and later with
Louis Sherman, finally conducting business on his own account until
entering the aluminum manufacturing line in 1898. From 1894 until 1898, Mr.
Vits served as postmaster of Manitowoc and has been on the board of
supervisors and in the city council. He represented his district in the
state assembly most acceptably, and is now a member of the jury commission
on the school board and of the park commission, and is prominent in
fraternal circles as an Odd Fellow. On April 28, 1866, he was united in
marriage with Mary Hockemeyer, daughter of Fred Hockemeyer, an early
settler of Manitowoc. Mr. and Mrs. Vits have had nine children, those
surviving being: Albert, George and Hugo, all connected with the business
founded by their father; Hattie, who married John Topic, of Detroit,
Michigan and Emma, the wife of William F. Pflueger, of Manitowoc.
The Aluminum Goods Manufacturing Company, organized January 1, 1908,
combines the Aluminum Manufacturing Company of Two Rivers, Wisconsin,
organized about 1895; the New Jersey Aluminum Company of Newark, New
Jersey, organized in 1890; and the Manitowoc Aluminum Novelty Company,
organized in 1898. In 1911, the present modern fireproof plant was
constructed and it is one of the best of its kind in the state, being
equipped with automatic sprinklers, operated by electricity, and supplied
with the latest devices and improved machinery. Six hundred employes are
required to turn out the products which consist of a general line of
novelties and cooking utensils although the latter are manufactured only
as a side line. These goods are second to none on the market and meet with
a ready sale all over this and foreign countries. The company is absolutely
independent of any other concern.
Mr. Vits is a graduate of the Manitowoc high school, with the class of
1897, and in October of that year he became messenger for the National
Bank. Three years later he became bookkeeper for the German American Bank,
but after three years left that institution to enlist his services in
behalf of the Aluminum Goods Manufacturing Company, with which he is now
connected. He is a prominent Mason, belonging to the blue lodge, chapter,
commandery and shrine, and also holds membership in the Elks.
Lehrer means instructor
Photo from Zur Erinnerung An Das Funfzigjahrige Jubilaum
(First German Evangelical)Manitowoc, Wisconsin 1855-1905
Jubilee date was 7 Februar 1905, book is in the Manitowoc Library.
GEORGE VOGEL
From the Manitowoc Pilot, 29 April 1875:
In Probate, Manitowoc County Court.
In the matter of the estate of George Vogel deceased.
To all whom it may concern:
Letters of Administration on said estate of George Vogel deceased,
having been issued to John Duval on the 30th day of June A.D. 187?,
and four months from and other publications of this notice being
allowed and limited for creditors to present their claims for
examination and allowance. Notice is hereby given that the under-
signed will on the third Mondays of May, June, July and August
A.D. 1875, 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
HERMAN W. VOGEL
This is a bio. sketch from "History of Manitowoc County Wisconsin"
by Dr. L. Falge, 1911-1912, v.2, p.343-344.
Herman W. Vogel, who is a member of the firm of Vogel, Stoltenberg & Vogel,
of Cleveland, is a native of Manitowoc county, his birth having occurred in
Centerville township on the 29th of October, 1873. His parents are Richard
and Pauline (Lutze) Vogel, also natives of Manitowoc county, although of
German extraction, the grand parents having emigrated to this country from
the fatherland. Richard Vogel is a carpenter by trade, but for many years
he engaged in agricultural pursuits and is now living retired on his farm,
which is being operated by his sons. He and his wife are members of the
German Lutheran church of Centerville, in which faith they reared their
family.
The entire life of Herman W. Vogel has been passed in this county, to whose
common schools he is indebted for his education. After laying aside his
textbooks, at the age of eighteen years, he began learning the carpenter's
trade, continuing to be identified with this occupation until 1911. In
November of that year he turned his attention to commercial activities and
embarked in the lumber, coal and wood business as a member of the firm he
is now connected with. Although he has only been engaged in this for a
brief period he has every reason to feel highly gratified with the progress
they are making, and to feel assured of their continued prosperity.
In this county, in November, 1900, Mr. Vogel was united in marriage to Miss
Bertha Kolb, a daughter of Charles Kolb, who for many years engaged in
farming in Meeme township, but is now deceased. Four children have been
born to Mr. and Mrs. Vogel, as follows, Hubert, Laverel, Tackla and Walter.
Mr. and Mrs. Vogel are active members of the German Lutheran church and
have gained the regard of many of its congregation by reason of their high
qualities and personal worth.
HENRY VOGELSANG
From The History of Northern Wisconsin, Vol II. Chicago: Western
Historical Pub. Co., 1881, p. 536
Farmer, Sec. 33, Manitowoc Rapids Township, owns 120 acres, 100 acres improved.
He was born in Hanover, Germany, Feb. 2, 1835. He emigrated to America in 1853,
and settled on his farm, where he has since lived. He was married Oct. 28, 1857,
on his farm, to Miss Caroline Sieker; she was born in Holland, Oct. 4, 1842.
They have nine children living - Mary L., Ida R., J. Frederick, Henry C.,
Minnie L., William H., Louis G., Eliza J. and Ernest E.
HENRY VOGL
This is a bio. sketch from "History of Manitowoc County Wisconsin"
by Dr. L. Falge, 1911-1912, v.2, p.279-280.
Henry Vogl, farmer and stock-raiser of Two Rivers, Wisconsin, owning a well
cultivated property on section 6, is a native of Bohemia, and was born
March 4, 1858, a son of Adelbert and Teresa (Hartman) Vogl. In 1868
Adelbert Vogl came to the United States with his wife, and the following
named children: Julia, Francis, Henry, Victor, Cornelia, Leo and Rosa, of
whom the latter is now deceased, After landing at New York, the family
started for Manitowoc county, Wisconsin, and after a short stay at
Saxonburg, they located on the present farm of Henry Vogl, a tract of one
hundred and sixty acres, of which twenty-five acres were covered with
stumps, and upon which a log building had been erected. Adelbert Vogl
secured an ox team and started to clear his property, but two and one-half
months after coming here his death occurred, when he was only forty-seven
years old, and the work of clearing and developing the farm fell to the
lot of his widow and children.
Henry Vogl received his education in the district school of the town of
Two Rivers, and remained on the home farm, doing his share of the hard
labor, until he was twenty-two years of age, when he went to Milwaukee.
After a year he returned to the homestead to take charge of its operation,
his brothers having given up farming to engage in the manufacture of
cheese. He made numerous improvements, erected good barns, substantial
outbuildings and a comfortable residence, and brought the land under a
high state of cultivation, and here he has made his home ever since, being
now rated among the substantial farmers of his locality. He has been a
hard worker all of his life and his progress has been steady, although he
has suffered several painful accidents. When he was a lad of twelve years,
while peeling logs, his axe slipped and cut off his great toe, which,
however, was secured in place and grew on as well as ever. At about the
same time he broke his leg, and later, while driving, the ox team became
entangled in a rail fence and his jaw was broken by a flying fence rail.
His mother died on the home farm at the age of seventy-eight years.
At the age of twenty-four, Mr. Vogl was married to Miss Mary Neiner, a
daughter of Peter Neiner, and eleven children have been born to them:
Pauline, Julia, Adelheid, Anna, Victor, Mary, Elmer, Charlotte, Thresa,
Evelyn and Henry, of whom Anna and Henry are deceased. Mr. Vogel is a
democrat in politics, and he has served on the jury and as town constable.
The family has always been connected with the Catholic church.
ANTON VOGT
From The History of Northern Wisconsin, Vol II. Chicago: Western
Historical Pub. Co., 1881, p. 534
Furniture and undertaking, Manitowoc. Was born Nov. 24, 1833. in Prussia.
In 1855, he went to Chicago, thence to Two Rivers, and was employed by
the Two Rivers Manufacturing Company for eight years. He also worked four
years in a ship yard. April 14, 1867, he removed to Manitowoc, and has
since engaged in his present business. Married, Oct. 10, 1855, Miss
Katherine Althen, of Prussia. She died feb. 3, 1875, aged forty-three years.
They have two sons and two daughters. He married for the second time on
June 14, 1876, Emily Mueller, a native of Manitowoc County.
ADOLPH VOLLENDORF
(From the Manitowoc Herald, Wednesday, June 11, 1902:)
Signs with Cupid, Well Known Ball Player Takes Life Contract Today
Love stipulated the terms of a life contract into which Adolph Vollendorf,
the well known ball player today entered when his marriage to Miss
Josephine Peterik was consummated. The ceremony, at which Rev. S.R.S.
Gray officiated, was solemnized at the Peterik home on Buffalo street at
8 o'clock in the presence of 100 relatives and friends. The bride, a
young lady of rare personal charms, was attired in a gown of white,
trimmed in lace and carried bride's roses. Miss Bessie Peterik and George
Vollendorf attended the couple.
The groome, who is a native of this city, enjoys a national reputation as
a ball player and for several years was connected with the associations in
New York and Chicago. He recently returned here to make his permanent
home. Miss Peterik is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Peterik and is a
favorite with all her friends. That Mr. and Mrs. Vollendorf may reach
the home plate of happiness is the wish of countless friends to which the
Herald adds a hearty second. They will reside on Fourteenth street.
ALFRED W. VOLAND
This is a bio. sketch from "History of Manitowoc County Wisconsin"
by Dr. L. Falge, 1911-1912, v.2, p.379-380.
Alfred W. Voland is engaged in general farming in Schleswig township,
cultivating a good tract of land which returns him gratifying crops and
that bring him a substantial annual income. He is one of Wisconsin’s
native sons, his birth having occurred in Ozaukee county, November 30,
1868. His father, Frederick Voland, was born in Saxony, Germany, in 1845,
and when but nine years of age came to America with his parents, Gotlieb
and Wilhelmina (Vogtlander) Voland, who settled in Wisconsin. Gotlieb
Voland purchased ten acres of land and in addition to the cultivation of
that tract he also worked at the mason’s trade. Frederick Voland was
largely reared in this state and in 1882 he came to Manitowoc county,
where he purchased a farm of fifty-two acres. There he engaged in tilling
the soil until his life’s labors were ended in death, March 17, 1908. He
had survived his wife who passed away in 1906, at the age of fifty-nine
years. She bore the maiden name of Dorothy Struppardt and was a daughter
of Andrew Struppardt.
Alfred W. Voland was one of a family of eight children and after
acquiring his education in the district schools he engaged in farming on
the old homestead until the 1st of April, 1912, when he purchased his
present place called Brookland Corner near Kiel on the Millhouse road and
is therefore identified with general agricultural pursuits in Schleswig
township. He allows no obstacles to brook his path if they can be
overcome by earnest, determined effort and energy and laudable ambition
constitute the prime features in his life and are bringing him desirable
success.
In 1891 Mr. Voland was united in marriage to Miss Mary Pickruhn, who was
born in Manitowoc county and is a daughter of Carl and Anna (Nodler)
Pickruhn, both of whom are now deceased. They were early settlers of this
county and the father secured a tract of land from the government which
he cleared and developed, converting a forest region into productive
fields. Upon that place he continued to reside throughout his remaining
days. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Voland have been born four children: Anida, who
at the age of eighteen years is a high-school student in Kiel; Hilma and
Elsie, aged sixteen and fourteen respectively, both in school; and Elmer,
a little lad of seven summers. Mr. Voland was reared in the Lutheran
faith. He does not take an active part in politics, as his energies are
fully occupied with his business affairs, which he pursues with industry
and diligence in the attainment of success.
WALLACE H. VOSBURGH, M. D.
This is a bio. sketch from "History of Manitowoc County Wisconsin"
by Dr. L. Falge, 1911-1912, v.2, p.487-488.
Thorough training in the University of Wisconsin and in the University of
Illinois has qualified Dr. Wallace H. Vosburgh for the onerous and
responsible duties which devolve upon the practitioner of medicine. He has
made his home at Cooperstown since 1896 and in the intervening period of
sixteen years has gained an extensive practice throughout this section of
the county, public opinion placing him among the leading physicians. He was
born in Madison, Wisconsin, August 21, 1869. His father, George W.
Vosburgh, a native of Holland, became a resident of the capital city in
1856. He was then a young man ambitious to win for himself a creditable
and substantial position in business circles in the new world. Throughout
his life he carried on farming and also engaged in the stock and grain
business, and his capably managed interests brought to him a substantial
return. He wedded Miss Mary Leach, who was born in the state of New York
and was a daughter of Robert and Emma (Reeve) Leach. The death of George
W. Vosburgh occurred in 1891, when he was fifty-seven years of age, and
his wife, surviving until 1896, passed away at the age of forty-six years.
In their family were six children, of whom two are deceased, one passing
away at the age of twenty and the other when seventeen years of age. The
four who still survive are: Wallace H.; Gersha, the wife of George Haney,
of Butte, Montana; Blanche, the wife of Dr. E. R. Herring, of Shell Lake,
Wisconsin; and Roscoe, who is still living at Shell Lake.
The experiences of farm life early fell to the lot of Dr. Vosburgh but a
desire to enter some other line of business led him to leave the farm and
take up the profession of school-teaching after he had completed the work
of the public schools. He engaged in teaching for three years, two years
of which time were spent in Spencer, Iowa. He carefully saved his salary
during that period and was thus enabled to attend the State University of
Wisconsin for two years. Later he became a student in the medical
department of the University of Illinois, from which he was graduated with
the class of 1896. He put his theoretical knowledge to practical test in
hospital work in Cook county, Illinois, gaining the broad and valuable
experience of hospital practice. On the 21st of April, 1896, he arrived at
Cooperstown, where he has since remained, and his advancement has been
continuous. He early gave proof of his ability and success in coping with
the intricate and complex problems which continually confront the physician
and he now has a very large practice extending all over this section, in
fact he is one of the prominent and distinguished physicians of the
northern part of the county.
In 1900 Dr. Vosburgh was united in marriage to Miss Elizabeth A. Schmitt,
a daughter of Michael and Dorothy (Haws) Schmitt. She died January 11,
1902, at the age of twenty-six years, and Dr. Vosburgh has since wedded
Mina M. Monk, who was born in Augusta, Wisconsin, January 18, 1878, a
daughter of George Merrill and Leila (Pratt) Merrill, and the legally
adopted child of W. A. Monk. Dr. Vosburgh holds membership with the Modern
Woodmen of America, with the Rangers, Elks and with the Masonic lodge of
Manitowoc. His time and attention, however, are chiefly given to his
professional duties. He keeps in touch with the advanced work of the
medical fraternity through his membership in the Brown County Medical
Society, the Wisconsin State Medical Society, and the American Medical
Association. Anything which tends to bring to him the key to the complex
mystery which we call life is of interest to him and his reading and
research along medical lines has been broad and comprehensive, bringing
him into close touch with advanced scientific methods.
(note: per family researcher, Elizabeth Schmidt is Schmitt and her parents
are Michael and Dorothy Haws Schmitt. I have changed these to reflect the
corrections/Shari Milks)
AUGUST C. VOSHARDT
This is a bio. sketch from "History of Manitowoc County Wisconsin"
by Dr. L. Falge, 1911-1912, v.2, p.229-230.
August C. Voshardt, who was long well known as a representative of
journalistic interests in this state, was born February 14, 1859, and died
February 6, 1901, lacking but a few day’s of being forty-two years of age.
His birthplace was near Minden, Germany, and his parents were Henry and
Louisa (Buschman) Voshardt, who came to America in 1861, arriving in New
York on the 1st of May. They did not tarry in that state, however, but
came direct to Wisconsin, settling in Two Rivers, where the father made
his home throughout his remaining days. He will always be remembered as an
active and worthy citizen, commanding the respect of all by reason of a
well spent life.
The educational advantages which August C. Voshardt enjoyed were those
afforded by the schools of Two Rivers. He attended, however, for only a
few years, yet in the school of experience he learned many valuable
lessons and his work in a printing office continually broadened his
knowledge. He started out to make his own way in the world at the age of
thirteen years, going to Kewaunee, Wisconsin, where he began learning the
printing business in the office of the Enterprise, under the late John M.
Reed. After serving a three years apprenticeship he returned to Two Rivers
and again attended school for six months, realizing the value of an
education. He then resumed work at the printer’s trade, entering the
office of the Manitowoc County Chronicle at Two Rivers, where he was
employed until the close of the year 1882. On the 5th of January, 1883, he
returned to Kewaunee and purchased the Enterprise of Edward Decker and V.
Mashek, who had purchased the paper of Mr. Reed. Mr. Voshardt made several
improvements in the plant and in 1891 enlarged the sheet from an
eight-column folio to a six-column quarto. As time went on he added still
other improvements and in the same year introduced the first cylinder
press in Kewaunee county. His aim was to give patrons a bright, clean,
newsy sheet and that he accomplished this was indicated by his growing
subscription list. The paper was well printed, was neat and attractive in
appearance and gave a correct and unprejudiced account of local and
national affairs. The Enterprise was published in support of democratic
principles for Mr. Voshardt was always an earnest believer in the platforms
of the party.
On the 22d of September, 1883, occurred the marriage of Mr. Voshardt to
Miss Katie L. Apel, of Two Rivers, a daughter of August and Catherine
(Rock) Apel, both of whom were born on the Rhine in Germany. When a young
man the father came to America, establishing his home at Two Rivers, where
he engaged in the saloon business. In politics he was a democrat and was
active in the public life of his community. He died in the ‘80s, while his
wife passed away in 1893. They were the parents of two children, Mrs.
Voshardt and Mrs. William Nash. To Mr. and Mrs. Voshardt was born a son,
Orme, whose birth occurred January 5, 1885. He was educated in the schools
of Kewaunee and ten years ago, when his father died, he came to Two Rivers,
where he entered the employ of the Hamilton Manufacturing Company and has
since been connected with this firm.
Mr. Voshardt was a devoted husband and father, regarding no sacrifice on
his part too great that would promote the welfare and happiness of his
wife and child. At all times he manifested a public-spirited devotion to
the general welfare and was closely identified with city and county
interests. Progress was his watchword and this characteristic of his life
was manifest during his connection with the city council and with the
school board. It was said of him that “The current of his life was so even
and peaceful that it attracted comparatively little notice in the turmoil
of human affairs, yet he pursued his way with such patient and persistent
industry, care and force that he far outstripped in material success many
others who were provided with better opportunities.” His life was indeed
well and worthily spent and the high regard entertained for him was justly
won.
