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NEWEST ADDITIONS TO THE
OCONTO COUNTY WIGENWEB SITE
Wisconsin
Project
and Web Site Coordinator -
RITA
What was New on the Site in 2007:
Please
send your contributions for posting to
RITA
Your
name and/or e-mail link on any contribution are optional and are always
your choice.
DECEMBER 2008
December
NEWYoung John Kramer and His Family Survive
- The Family had started homesteading less than a year when the Peshtigo fire struck in October 1871.
They are now on the list of survivors
Read how they escaped and follow the genealogy of the first 3 generations.
contributed by family descendant: Jeff Redding
Peshtigo Fire Home Page
December
NEW
Additions
Flash from the Past
Individual
and Family Events
Reported
in the Newspaper
July
- August
- September
Researched
by Cathe Ziereis
Transcribed by
December
NEW
MARRIAGES
Reported in the Newspaper
July
- August
- September
1892
Researched
by Cathe Ziereis
Transcribed by
NEWSPAPER REPORTS OF OLD OCONTO COUNTY MARRIAGES - Main Page
NEW
DEATHS
Reported in the Newspaper
July
- August
- September
1892
Researched
by Cathe Ziereis
Transcribed by
Newspaper Records of old Oconto County Deaths
NEW
BIRTHS
Reported in the Newspaper
July - August - September
1892
Researched
by Cathe Ziereis
Transcribed by
December
NEW
Cemetery
Gravestone Photographs and Transcriptions
An
on-going project, with your help.
Please
send your cemetery photos to
RITA
Your
name and/or e-mail link on any contribution are optional and are always
your choice.
many NEW Photo Additions on Cemetery Page:
Transcriptions
and images contributed by descendant:
Pat Madden
Until
1880, Peshtigo was a part of Oconto County, Wisconsin.
It is now in Marinette County, Wisconsin.
The family ties remain strong to this day.
BUNDY
- Raymond J.,
Beatrice (nee Lindberg)
CRONEWORTH
- Cecile D. (nee
Lindberg)
KABAT
- Jeanette E. (nee Madden)
LINDBERG
- August, Mathilda, John A.,
Clara S., Harold E., Ernest S.
MADDEN
- James T., Ruth A., Maryann,
Richard J., James, Lillian (nee Scott), Susan
PERKET
- Arthur, Edna (nee Lindberg)
POWERS - Raymond, Bina (nee Madden)
SCHOUNARD
- James H. Sr., Irene M.
(nee Madden)
Toren - Fred
Cemetery Gravestone Transcriptions and Photographs Main Page
NOVEMBER
2008
November
NEW
Additions
Come and
see picture postcards
contributed and from the collection of Dennis
Kohlman.
Many of the following photographs were taken by Roy Hannan in 1910.
Please click on photo below for a full size view
Those magnificent men in their flying machine 1911 - just one of many excellent pictures!
Abrams Photos
Sobieski Photos
Photo
Pageand
New photos added by Dick La Brosse
Oconto Falls Photos
Photo Page
Historic Towns and Villages Main Page
November
FOUND
Please click on photo below for a full size view
1915
contibuted by: Richard LaBrosse
FOUND: The two on the left have been identified. They are Molly and Emil Brachdorf.
Mystery Photos - Forgotten People, Places and Times: Page 1
November
ADDITIONS
Cemetery
Gravestone Photographs
An
on-going project, with your help.
If
you have even 1 Oconto County cemetery gravestone photo,
please
send to
RITA
for posting on
existing or newly created site cemetery pages.
They are very helpful and deeply appreciated by descendants who are not able to visit.
Transcriptions and images contributed by descendant: Mary Carl
Photo
Additions on Page:
Tiegs - Albert,
Amelia, Father, Fred, Fred Sr., Family Stone, John, Paul F., William,
Mother Tiegs
Topel -
Albertine, Carrie, William, John
Bitters -
August, Karolina (nee Behm)
Swiedarke -
Baby Alice Joan,
Kurth - Bertha
(nee Prochnow), Ewald
Zutter -
Carrie, William, Helen (daughter of August Jr. & Tillie - nee
Topel - Zutter), August Sr., Bertha (nee Hass).
Prochnow -
Carl, Martin, Johanna (nee Muller), Wilhelmine (1st wife of Carl - nee
Muller)
Bukow - John
& Wilhelmina (nee Zimmerman)
Wittkopf -
Carl, Louisa (nee Ellmann)
Zimmerman
- Edward, Gustav, John A.
Ziemer
- Emma (nee Kittler), Fred, Fred & Emilia (nee Kittler)
LeMay - Emma
(nee Prochnow), John D.
Meyer - Emma
(nee Zutter), Ernest, Herbert (baby of Charles)
Redfield - Eva
(nee Zimmerman), Harold (second husband of Eva)
Madison -
Evelyn (nee Swiedarke)
Ravey - Helen
(nee Bukow), Herman Gustave
Vaughn - Jessie, Zolma A.
Kuehl - Julius A. (Husband of Albertine - nee Zimmerman),
Couillard -
Marie, Asa J.
Kittler - Gottlieb, Martha & August (son and daughter of
Gottlieb & Augusta)
Hassenfeldt -
Mathilda (nee Tiegs), Herman
Kassuba - Minnie (nee Andre), Carl
Schumacher - Sue (nee Livermore)
Gehlhoff -
Wilhelmine (nee Prochnow)
Johnson - Emma
(nee Tiegs), William
Evergreen
Cemetery - Oconto City-
Gravestone
Transcriptions and Photographs
- in progress.
Cemetery Gravestone Transcriptions and Photographs Main Page
OCTOBER
2008
October
Peshtigo Fire
Many of those lost were very recent immigrants with no ties in the USA. Their families in the "old country" just never heard from them again. There was no one to look for them, report them missing, identify them or claim them. The same was true for whole families of recent settlers who were lost in the blaze. Still others, in great unknown numbers, were not recognizable and never identified. The conglomeration of fires on that night hit large parts 4 upper Great Lakes states with cause unknown to this day.
The fire damage was generally seen in two parts; the most severe in which nearly everything was destroyed, had the greatest loss of life and property and the ongoing fire that spread far into the state, leaving already drought stricken people with further damage. This map and article from the fifty-eighth anniversary in 1929 is a description of the entire situation faced in Wisconsin.
Please click on the small image for a full view:
MAP and DESCRIPTION OF THE ENTIRE FIRE DAMAGED AREA IN WISCONSIN
Family Stories
The young Oliver and Zenaide Bastien family settled in Peshtigo when it was part of Oconto County, Wisconsin in 1868. They survived the fire. A descendant wishes to know more about the family.
Christian Felch and Family, the Bernardy, Hattenberg and Rawn Families Face The Peshtigo Fire - Civil War Veteran Christian Felch, his family and his neighbors spend years building lives in what is now town of Porterfield only to struggle together through that momentous night.
Anniversary Of Big Peshtigo Fire Stirs Memories Of Local Survivor - Frank Leland remembers the fire as a child, for news reports, 78 years later.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The following people survived the Great Peshtigo Fire of October 8, 1871, that claimed the lives of an estimated 1500+ people.
Mary Hamm GROSSMabel V. BAILEY
Elvira Bailey O'HERRIN
Charles E. BRICE Chester F. DUKET Anthony HANDLER
Louisa Scheelk MARHEIME Catherine MURRAY (also Murry) William SCHELTER Elizabeth WILKE
SEPTEMBER
2008
NEW
MARRIAGES
Reported in the Newspaper
April - May - June
1892
Researched
by Cathe Ziereis
Transcribed by
NEWSPAPER REPORTS OF OLD OCONTO COUNTY MARRIAGES - Main Page
NEW
DEATHS
Reported in the Newspaper
April
- May
- June
1892
Researched
by Cathe Ziereis
Transcribed by
Newspaper Records of old Oconto County Deaths
NEW
BIRTHS
Reported in the Newspaper
April - May - June
1892
Researched
by Cathe Ziereis
Transcribed by
NEW
UPDATES - ADDITIONS
Peshtigo Fire of October 8, 1871
Survivors and Lost
Lost: Boerner, Mary (mother, age 39), William (age 13), Casta (age 9), Caroline (age 8), Fred Jr. (age 3). -
Survivors: Fred Boerner (father), daughters Mary and Minnie.
The story that has been passed down through the years - my Great Grandmother and one of her sisters survived the Peshtigo fire by jumping in a well. My Grandmother was Mary (aged 10) and her sister was Minnie (aged 6). The family spells the name Boerner. I know that Fred moved to Minnesota and remarried. Both the girls married Wezenaar brothers and raised their families in Marinette County. It does state in Mary Boerner's that she was a survivor of the Peshtigo Fire . I think everyone else did die within a year of the fire.
contributed
by descendant:
Becky Hammill-Berg
SEPTEMBER
NEW
Flash from the Past
Individual
and Family Events
Reported
in the Newspaper
April
- May
- June
Researched
by Cathe Ziereis
Transcribed by
It was still a dangerous time during everyday life. The news is filled with accidents.
The surnames of married women and the locations they lived in, were often hard to obtain in these early times. Important connections for family researchers appear in the visits of family members and friends as reported.
September
UPDATE
Copper Culture State Park & Museum
Oconto County's oldest secret!
Museum Curator: Monette Bebow-Reinhard
AUGUST
2008
August
NEW
- OLD
Obituaries
contributed by: Ryan Curtis Olson
Genevieve Hellen "Jean" Forsberg HOOTEN
Marvin David STURM
contributed by: Kathy.
contributed by: Mary Wilinski
Michael V. WALINSKI [Walenski-Wolinski] Ruby Latus (Mrs. Louis) WALINSKI Mary WOLINSKI (Walinski - Walenski) Julia (Mrs. Jacob) ZIELINSKI Josephine Wachowski [Mrs. Vincent] ZIELINSKI Maryanna (Mrs. Alex) ZIELINSKI
contributed by: Gloria Olson
David PECOR Jr. John TREPANIER Delia Blucher TREPANIERMary Trepanier PICARD Frank HUBBARD
JULY
2008
July
NEW
Oconto
County, Wisconsin
Petitions
for Naturalization - Volume 13 continued
Partial
MAY
2008
International Opera Great
born and raised in Oconto County
passes away.
WOMEN OF OCONTO COUNTY HOME PAGE
APRIL
2008
APRIL
NOTICE
Please
Oconto
County Coordinator, Rita, will be taking a short while away this month,
from
new postings and answering e-mail requests only,
to
do important and necessary updating and maintenance on the existing
site
pages.
The
site will be fully functional and available to visitors 24/7
as
always during this process.
Thank you for your patience, and enjoy the warming weather!!!
APRIL
NEW
Memoirs
Contributed and Written by: John R. Larson
A nostalgic glimpse into the past!
APRIL
NEW
Family
Page
Researched and contributed by descendant: Dorothy Buchholz
The Liegeois Family of Incourt Belgium. A wonderful collection of detailed ancestral photos, research and stories on this Wisconsin pioneer family that made it's mark in Oconto County.
Family and Biography Main Page
APRIL
NEW
Additions
Cemetery
Gravestone Photographs and Transcriptions
An
on-going project, with your help.
Please
send your cemetery photos to
RITA
Your
name and/or e-mail link on any contribution are optional and are always
your choice.
many NEW Photo Additions on Cemetery Page:
Transcription and images contributed by: A Very Kind Person
To Little Suamico Riverside Cemetery Records A - H (no "I")
BEDORE
- Addie, James, John
ENESSE
- Andrew, Andrew
Jr, Mary, Kate
GOKEY
- Robert R., Alfred
Jr., Joseph, Basil
To Little Suamico Riverside Cemetery Records J - O
LUEBKE
- Ernestine, Herman,
Otto
MILZAREK
- Mary, John
To Little Suamico Riverside Cemetery Records P - Z
PAPENFUS
- Arlie, Ferdinand,
Matilda, Eben, Elizabeth (nee Munson), Herman
WINAMS
- Chester
Cemetery Gravestone Transcriptions and Photographs Main Page
APRIL
Really
NEW
Immigrants
to Oconto County,
Wisconsin
An
on-going project
The boundary line
between the State of Maine
and New Brunswick
was not settled until 56
years after the 13
original colonies declared independence in 1776.
Folks living in the
disputed area went to
war.
Read about what happened
and when the border
was finally settled.
Part of the flow
of earliest settlers to Oconto
County included many from New Brunswick.
On the first county
censuses, these people
did not claim Canada as their birth place.
Learn why they steadfastly
gave New Brunswick
as their country of origin.
MARCH
2008
 |
"Somewhere At The End Of The Rainbow"
MARCH
NEW
- OLD
Obituaries
contributed by: Carol Saric
Representing members of large early Oconto County families originally from Canada, Holland and Ireland:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Researched, transcribed and contributed by: Gloria Olson
These obituaries from old Oconto County Families date from 1883 to 1945 and help with family research.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Collected and contributed by: Pat Drees
The following obituaries are of survivors of the Great Peshtigo Fire on Sunday night October 8, 1871. These people listed below lived on from 1877 to 1965. Family history notations have been added on most to help family descendant researchers make a connection with their lives. Please also see: Peshtigo Fire Home Page
Thomas W. GODDARD Photo included
Louisa Dorothy Bartels BAKEMAN
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The
following vintage obituaries
are related to Oconto County families.
contributed by: Mary Wilinski
edited for posting by: Carol Degeneffe Saric
| Leo M. GAUTHIER | Antone LIPINSKI | Antone REVOLINSKI |
MARCH
Really
NEW
Immigrants
to Oconto County,
Wisconsin
An
on-going project
A
small country with a very big history.
Belgium
immigrants to Oconto County were among the first to come.
Learn
a little about the history of these people,
see
who they were,
where
they came from in Europe
and
what
their lives were like in old Oconto County.
MARCH
NEW
Belgium born, Max Greeten and his brother Minau come to North America in 1871. Max settled in Oconto with his Belgian wife and oldest daughter. The couple added to the family over the next years. Many of the next generation of Greetan family members worked for the railroad, and those dangerous jobs brought sadness along with travel to other parts of the nation.
Family and Biography Main Page
MARCH
NEW
Additions
Cemetery
Gravestone Photographs and Transcriptions
An
on-going project, with your help.
Please
send your cemetery photos to
RITA
Your
name and/or e-mail link on any contribution are optional and are always
your choice.
Transcriptions and images contributed by: Beverly
Oconto Catholic Cemetery - City of Oconto - Gravestone Transcriptions and Photographs - in progress.
Bergevain
-
Louis, Rosalie
Greeten
-
Pilagie, Max
Cemetery Gravestone Transcriptions and Photographs Main Page
MARCH
NEW
Oconto
County, Wisconsin
Petitions
for Naturalization - Volume 13 continued
Partial
FEBRUARY
2008
 |
FEBRUARY
Family
Page
An
on-going project, with your help.
From Canada and Massachusetts to Wisconsin, it was the hardy days of wilderness logging, for both men and women.
Researched,
written and contributed by descendant: Janet
McVANE
- RICHARDSON Family Page
Family and Biography Main Page
FEBRUARY
NEW
Family
Pages
Descendant contact: Gloria
Thr Forcier Family came to the Territory of Wisconsin in 1840 from Canada. This successful farming family moved from old Brown County, Wisconsin to the new Oconto County to begin homesteads. Generation are followed. Other surnames include St. Thomas, Godfrey, Bernardo, Grodin, Langlois, Rasche, Young, Wilson Bergevain and Poquette.
Louis Bergevain immigrated from Canada with an uncle at the age of 14 in 1852. He settled first in Bay Settlement, Brown County and moved his young and growing family to Oconto County, Wisconsin in 1870. Pther surnames included Forcier, Greetan (Greeten), LaCourt, Henne, Kooner, Hatton, Hoehne, LaPlante.
Family and Biography Main Page
FEBRUARY
NEW
Additions
Cemetery
Gravestone Photographs and Transcriptions
An
on-going project, with your help.
Please
send your cemetery photos to
RITA
YYour
name and/or e-mail link on any contribution are optional and are always
your choice.
See why your photos are so important to documenting gravestones and remembering the ancestors.
Father
and son American Civil War Veterans, Joseph and Paul Prickett, are
buried
near each other in Oconto Catholic Cemetery. The gravestone images
taken
in 1986 and 1995 show the rapidly deteriorating conditions and document
that Joseph Prickett's stone was no longer there in 2001. So many old
stones
have
"gone
missing."
See
for yourself.
Transcriptions
and images contributed by:Gail
Oconto Catholic Cemetery - City of Oconto - Gravestone Transcriptions and Photographs - in progress.
Prickett (Prichett) - Joseph, Paul.
Cemetery Gravestone Transcriptions and Photographs Main Page
**************
many
NEW
Photo
Additions on Cemetery Page:
Transcription and images contributed by: Pat Dree
Cota - Eben "Red" O. , Vina , Edward, Rosalie, Louis N., Gary, Jack
Davis - James Sealy
Degeneffe - Agnes, Allen, Charles, Eva, Mary, Emma, Ethel, Frank, Jean (John) , Jean E. , Jimmy C., Mary, John C. , Sarah A., Joseph, Lawrence, Irma, Leona , Marie , Wilfred, Norbert D. , Thomas , Patranella, Roger J., Theresa, Paul Victor, Salima, Viola Ganter,Charles, Ellen, Kenneth A. Degenette,
Hatten - Lorena Kasbaum Cota
Price - Miltilda Davis
Oconto
Catholic Cemetery -
City of Oconto - Gravestone
Transcriptions and Photographs
- in progress.
Cemetery Gravestone Transcriptions and Photographs Main Page
FEBRUARY
Additions
and Revised
Farnsworth Public Library - Oconto
Index
of Obituaries from the Oconto County Reporter
1997
- 2007
(an
ongoing project)
The
following is an index summary of the obituaries printed in the
newspaper
Oconto County Reporter.
These
obituaries have been collected and stored at the Farnsworth Public
Library,
which
has provided this on going index with the intention of helping family
researchers.
The
lists have been faithfully posted just as they were received.
To Make an E-mail Request for a Copy of the Full, Original Obituary, Please Click: E-mail Requests
Oconto County, Wisconsin, related deaths in:
Late 1997 - 1999 . 2000 - 2001 . 2002 - 2003 . 2004 - 2005 . 2006 - 2007
FEBRUARY
NEW
Churches
of Hickory
History
contributed by: Rick
Hidde
The
Methodist Church - Hickory
The
Church of Christ - Hickory
Historic
Churches of Oconto County Photographs and Histories,
An
on-going project, with your help.
FEBRUARY
NEW
Historic
School
History and photos were contributed by: Rick Hidde
Historic
Oconto County Schools Photo Page
An
on-going project, with your help.
FEBRUARY
NEW
Towns
and Villages
In
1979 there was a school reunion at Hickory School.
The
complete booklet written for the occasion,
which
has a history,
and
sketches of village buildings,
is
here for your enjoyment.
Early
resident surnames are included!
contributed by: Rick Hidde
Historic Towns and Villages Page
FEBRUARY
NEW
Oconto
County, Wisconsin
United
States Citizenship List
The
people listed had completed both steps in the old United States
naturalization
application process and had been granted United States citizenship.
Year
of awarding and name of citizen are given.
This
list was sent to all Townships in March 1913.
Researched
and contributed by: Jilaine
Hock
, whose family preserved the old original carbon pages.
Transcribed by: Janet
Oconto
County Citizenship List
BACK TO THE OCONTO COUNTY NATURALIZATIONS MAIN PAGE
FEBRUARY
NEW
Family
Page
with
ancestral photos!
An
on-going project, with your help.
The Place Family began settlement in Wisconsin at Peshtigo in 1838, a good 10 years before Wisconsin achieved statehood. Abraham (Abram) Place built and ran a fur trading post 4 miles north of the present village of Peshtigo (Brown County until 1851, Oconto County until 1879, now Marinette County). Other members of the family, originally from Vermont, then Lawrence County, New York, followed to lumber and farm the dense woodlands, and are among the few who survived the Great Peshtigo Fire of October 8, 1871. They are traditionally among the honored early pioneer families.
Researched, written and contributed by descendant: Janet
Family and Biography Main Page
FEBRUARY
ADDITION
An
on-going project, with your help.
The
Place Sanctuary
-
Taken
from two early publications,this page tells of the Place Family
kindness
and survival during and following the Great Peshtigo Fire of October 8,
1871. Their immediate efforts were responsible for the saving of many
lives
and in bringing some measure of comfort and compassion in passing of
many
more.
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FEBRUARY
ADDITIONS
Cemetery
Gravestone Photographs
An
on-going project, with your help.
If
you have even 1 Oconto County cemetery gravestone photo,
please
send to
RITA
for posting on
existing or newly created site cemetery pages.
They are very helpful and deeply appreciated by descendants who are not able to visit.
Photo
Additions on NEW
Cemetery
Page:
Transcriptions
and images contributed by:Gail
Prickett
-
Paul, Zoie (Larrivere), George
Oconto
Catholic Cemetery - City of Oconto
- Gravestone Transcriptions
and Photographs
- in progress.
~~~~~~~~~~
Transcriptions and images contributed by descendant: Mary Carl
Photo
Additions on Page:
Allie
- Ruth
Eisenbach
- Marie, Rev. Herman
Johnson
- Marie (Zimmerman) & Elmer
Kuehl
- Albertine, Nora & Hattie
Mealy
- Clifford
Patzer
- Emma
Livermore
- Cordes & Ann
Schacht
- Arthur & Ruby (Zimmerman)
Young
- Leonard & Eunice (Zimmerman)
Zimmerman
- Agnes, August (2), Augusta (Gustke), August & Ernestine,
Alfred &
Pauline, Eliza & William A., Gustav, Harry, Helen &
Arnold, Marvin,
Walter
Zimmermann
- Wilhelmine, Anna Kitttler
Evergreen
Cemetery - Oconto City-
Gravestone
Transcriptions and Photographs
- in progress.
~~~~~~~~~~
Brookside
Cemetery Gravestone Transcriptions M- N
Milan
- Vernon
Brookside
Cemetery Gravestone Transcriptions Q - R - S
Swaer
- Raymond & Florence, Bertha
Brookside
Cemetery Gravestone Transcriptions T - U
Topal
- Albert & Wilhelmina
Topel
- Fred & Ida, Gordon
Brookside Cemetery Gravestone Transcriptions V - W - X - Y - Z
Zimmerman - Wilbur & Violet, Marie (Topel) Mealy
Cemetery Gravestone Transcriptions and Photographs Main Page
FEBRUARY
NEW
Oconto
County, Wisconsin
Petitions
for Naturalization - Volume 13 continued
#2000 - 2299
JANUARY
2008
 |
JANUARY
ADDITIONS
The
following tables were contributed by:Jilaine
and
transcribed
for posting by: Janet
Please
scroll to the end of the page
Lena
High School Students from Town of Little River 1931-32
Lena
High School Students from Town of Little River 1935
Lena
High School Students 1938 - 39
Lena
High School 1941
Lena
High School Students from Town of Little River 1941
Lena
High School 1942
Lena
High School Students from Town of Little River 1942
Lena
High School students from Town of Little River 1946
Historic
Oconto County Schools Photo Page
An
on-going project, with your help.
JANUARY
NEW
THE
PECK FAMILY
also
includes local surnames:
Curtis,
Durgin, Munn, Post, Tonsea (Pe Ton Ne To Qua), McGregor, Conant, Bundy
The pioneer Peck Family traces it's roots back to New England. After the loss of his wife in New York State, the widower and his children came to the Territory of Wisconsin in 1840 (statehood in 1848). Once grown, the younger generation then settled in various parts of the state. The newly established Oconto County stretched over the whole northeastern corner of the state to the Michigan border. Members of this family are listed survivors of the Great Peshtigo Fire of October 8, 1871, but lost all else. They remained to rebuild in what became Marinette County in 1879.
Researched, written and contributed by descendants:Janet and Jason
Family and Biography Main Page
JANUARY
NEW
2
Cemetery Pages
Cemetery
Gravestone Photographs
An
on-going project, with your help.
If
you have even 1 Oconto County
cemetery gravestone photo,
please
send to
RITA
for posting on existing or newly created site cemetery pages.
They are very helpful and deeply appreciated by descendants who are not able to visit.
The
following cemetery pages have added gravestone photographs.
Transcriptions
and images contributed by: Dick
LaBrosse
New
Cemetery Pages:
Frechette
- Pearl, Sophia and John
LaBrosse
- Mose and Angeline
St.
Joseph and St. Peter Catholic Cemetery
-
Now
part of Oconto Catholic
Cemetery - Gravestone
Transcriptions
and Photographs
- in progress.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
LaBrosse
- Anthony, Frieda (Schindel)
Mayer
- Olga (Schindel) and baby Judith
Ratz
- William
Schindel
- Ernestine and Emil, Eugene, Kathleen, Melody, Otto
Woodlawn
Cemetery
-
Oconto
Falls - Gravestone
Transcriptions and Photographs
- in progress.
Cemetery Gravestone Transcriptions and Photographs Main Page
JANUARY
NEW
contributed
by:Jilaine
Sunny
Brook School Page
c:
1905 Photo
What
a difference a few short years make.
The
newly added photograph of the student body
shows
the same teacher and building,
but
a student population explosion.
Sunny
Brook School Page
~~~~~~~~~~
Pershing
School Page
c:
1910 Photo
The
student body shows its skills in learning achievements
in
this unusual, "working" photograph.
some
names included
Pershing
School Page
Historic
Oconto County Schools Photo Page
An
on-going project, with your help.
JANUARY
NEW
Photo Identified - Family Found
Mystery Photos - Forgotten People, Places and Times: Page 1
Photograph
"A" has been identified!
contributed
by:
Gail
Forgotten
People Main Page
An
on-going project, with your help
JANUARY
Additions
Cemetery
Gravestone Photographs
An
on-going project, with your help.
If
you have even 1 Oconto County
cemetery gravestone photo,
please
send to
RITA
for posting on existing or newly created site cemetery pages.
They are very helpful and deeply appreciated by descendants who are not able to visit.
The
following cemetery pages have added gravestone photographs.
Transcriptions
and images contributed by:Gail
Photo
and Information Additions on Page:
St.
Patrick Catholic Cemetery - Stiles- (part of Abrams
- Stiles Cemetery) Gravestone
Transcriptions and Photographs
- in progress.
Jarvey
- Joseph Sr, Mary Blackwell,
Andrew, Elizabeth Benkey,William
Henry, Joseph N., Robert and Blanche.
Benkey
- Minnie
Prickett
-
Lewis B.
Cemetery Gravestone Transcriptions and Photographs Main Page
JANUARY
NEW
THE
RAFFORD FAMILY
also
includes local surnames:
Beckwith,
Moran,Grant, McVane, Lindsay, Kein, Carter, Barrett, Head, Beeman,
Brown,
NcNeil, Kritz, Place, Topel, Horn, Kittler, Zeihm, Tourtillotte,
Fifarek,
Clausen, Merline, Engler, Tupper, Heller, Hurd, Johnston
A
research of the Rafford family who moved from Maine to Peshtigo,
probably
around 1867. Ancestors in the family just escaped the Great Peshtigo
Fire
of October 8, 1871, having moved only days before it happened.
Researched, written and contributed by descendants: Janet and Jason
Family and Biography Main Page
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Still
More!
Cemetery
Gravestone Photographs
An
on-going project, with your help.
If
you have even 1 Oconto County cemetery gravestone photo,
please
send to
RITA
for posting on
existing or newly created site cemetery pages.
They are very helpful and deeply appreciated by descendants who are not able to visit.
The
following cemetery pages have added gravestone photographs.
Transcriptions
and images contributed by descendant: Janet
and Jason
Photo
Additions on Page:
Elmann
- Richard
McNeil
- Norine Kittler
Kittler
- Martha and August, Helen and Waldemar
Ziehm
- Arthur, Augusta, Carl, Ferdinand
Evergreen
Cemetery - Oconto City-
Gravestone
Transcriptions and Photographs
- in progress.
.Cemetery Gravestone Transcriptions and Photographs Main Page
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Oconto
County, Wisconsin
Petitions
for Naturalization - Volume 12
Complete
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NEW
Summary
Federal
Census 1870
Town
of Peshtigo
Population
1,744
transcribed
and contributed by: Cathe
Ziereis
The
whole northeastern part of Wisconsin was Oconto County until it was
divided
in 1879.
In
an effort to help family researchers with finding the names of people
who
may have lived
in
town of Peshtigo at the time of the Great Peshtigo Fire of October 8,
1871,
a
summary of the 1970 Federal Census has been added.
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Pershing
School Page
With
Photos
names
included
contributed
by:Jilaine
The
year is 1937.
You
are cordially invited to visit and meet teacher Landon O'Grady
and
the students in classes 1 through 5 at Pershing School.
Be
on your best behavior.
Pershing
School Page
Historic
Oconto County Schools Photo Page
An
on-going project, with your help.
JANUARY
NEW
More
Cemetery
Gravestone Photographs
An
on-going project, with your help.
If
you have even 1 Oconto County cemetery gravestone photo,
please
send to
RITA
for posting on
existing or newly created site cemetery pages.
They are very helpful and deeply appreciated by descendants who are not able to visit.
The
following cemetery pages have added gravestone photographs.
Transcriptions
and images contributed by descendant: Terry
New
Cemetery Page:
Hornick
- Emily and Harry
St.
Patrick Catholic Cemetery - Stiles - (part of
Abrams - Stiles Cemetery) Gravestone
Transcriptions and Photographs
- in progress.
Photo
Additions on Page:
Kreuger
- Edith and Paul
Evergreen
Cemetery - Oconto City-
Gravestone
Transcriptions and Photographs
- in progress.
.Cemetery Gravestone Transcriptions and Photographs Main Page
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The
Becker Family immigrated
to Wisconsin from Pomerania in 1869.
In
early 1900's Oconto County
they were known for the Becker Symphony Orchestra,
pictured
on the handbill posted
to this page.
Follow
three generations of
the family through history and images.
Family and Biography Main Page
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Cemetery
Gravestone Photographs
An
on-going project, with your help.
If
you have even
1
Oconto County cemetery gravestone photo,
please
send to
RITA
for posting on
existing or newly created site cemetery pages.
They are very helpful and deeply appreciated by descendants who are not able to visit.
The
following cemetery pages have added gravestone photographs.
Transcriptions
and images contributed by descendant: Jilaine
New
Cemetery Pages:
Swedish
Lutheran Cemetery also Swedetown Road Cemetery - Oconto City-
Gravestone
Transcriptions and Photographs
- in progress.
St.
Charles Catholic Cemetery - Lena Township -
Gravestone
Transcriptions and Photographs
- in progress.
Photo
Additions on Pages:
Evergreen
Cemetery - Oconto City-
Gravestone
Transcriptions and Photographs
- in progress.
Little
Suamico Riverside Cemetery
Burial Records and Photographs
- in progress.
.Cemetery Gravestone Transcriptions and Photographs Main Page
JANUARY
UPDATE
The Grunert Family Page has been updated!
Contributed by: Len Cade
Family and Biography Main Page
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