Peninsula
Genealogical Society - Door
Co. WI
Town of
GIBRALTAR
updated 12 Nov 2009
Town of Gibraltar
Door County, WisconsinSee: HISTORY OF DOOR COUNTY for more History of Door County including early settlers.
FORMER NAMES:None.
YEAR FORMED:December 1857. All of Door County North of Sevastopol except Washington Island was formed at this time. Chambers Island was added to the Town of Gibraltar in 1859.
Asa THORPE, from New York - Occupation: Farmer. The first settlement was on Eagle Island.
ETHNIC GROUPS:Norwegians, Scottish and New Englanders (New Yorkers).
OCCUPATIONS:Farmers and Fishermen.
EARLY BUSINESSES:(1) Anderson Store- Proprietor: A. ANDERSON (1866-1880)-burned by fire and then rebuilt- location: Ephraim.
(2) Griswold Lumber-Proprietor: L. M. GRISWOLD (1874 to at least 1881) - Sawmill/Lumber - location: Fish Creek on the old SELLECK Property.
(3) Peter Peterson Shipping- Proprietor: Peter PETERSON (1857 to at least 1881), Vessel Shipping, 1872: built pier and shipped wood and cedar.
SOME FAMILIES ASSOCIATED WITH TWP:ANDERSON/VALENTINE/VALLENTINSON/WALLENTINSON - Ephraim
ANDERSON-VALENTINE Home in Ephraim Picture sent to us by Eric VALENTINE-6 Jan 2009. (Click on picture to see it enlarged).
SAUNDERS-Eagle Harbor,
THORPE (Asa)-Fish Creek;
BEERY (Solomon)-First Town Clerk;
LARSON-farmer,
KNUDSON-farmer,
ONESON-farmer,
WEBORG-farmer,
STANLEY-keeper of Eagle Bluff Lighthouse,
GUSTAFSON-farmer, ANDERSON-from Norway.
MORE TOWN OF GIBRALTAR PEOPLE-Biographies found in: History of Northern Wisconsin-1881
ANDERSON, A. (dealer in general merchandise, agent for Goodrich Transportation Co, PO Ephraim)
ANSERSON, H. N. (vessel owner, Ephraim)
BLAKEFIELD, F. G. (dealer in general merchandise, PO Fish Creek)
BROWN, John (Postmaster, Fish Creek)
GRISWOLD, L. M. (lumber, Fish Creek)
JACOBS, Hans P. (Postmaster, Ephraim)
KIHL, Nicholas (farmer, PO Fish Creek)
MARSHALL, John E. (farmer, PO Fish Creek)
NOBLE, Alexander (blacksmith, PO Fish Creek)
NORTON, John (farmer, PO Fish Creek)
PETERSON, Peter (dealer in general merchandise & pier owner, Ephraim)
ROBERTOY, Frank (farmer, PO Fish Creek)
SHAW, Peter (farmer, PO Fish Creek)
VOROUS, Levi (farmer, PO Fish Creek)
(1) Ephraim Moravian Church: Congregation moved from Fort Howard in 1853 led by pastor A. M. IVERSON -oldest church in northern Wisconsin of continuous service-address: 9970 Moravia St., Ephraim WI 54211.
(2) St. Paul’s Catholic Church-address: Highway 42, Fish Creek, WI 54212.
(3) Community Church (Interdenominational)-address: Main and Cottage Row, Fish Creek WI 54212.
(4) Episcopal Church of The Atonement- address: 9410 Cottage Row, Fish Creek, WI 54212.
(5) St. Paul’s Lutheran Church - ELCA-address: W4167 Juddville Rd., Fish Creek, WI 54212.
(6) Seventh Day Adventist-address: 9402 Pine St., Fish Creek, WI 54212.
(7) Zion United Methodist-address: N8781 County Highway F.
(8) Bethany Lutheran Church-Ephraim, Door Co.-Records microfilmed: FHL Film# 1597665 item 11 and #1769439 item 4
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION-ORIGIN OF TOWN NAME:General rough, rocky and bluffy surface.
LOCATION AND ADDRESS OF TOWN HALL:Community Center, Highway 42, Fish Creek, Wi 54212.
DAMAGE DUE TO FIRE OF OCT 1871:None.
(1) Chambers Island (1858-1869)- was its own Township at that time, (1866-1868).
(2) Ephraim (1861-present).
(3) Fish Creek (1858-present).
