Hi folks, It's been a while since I've had a chance to sit down and get some work done, and be able to tell you all about it. Today's new addition to the Eau Claire Co. WIGenWeb site, aside from all of the new Surnames (!), is a category called "Schools". Within this new category, we'll be reading about school histories, stories that students have written about their communities (old), lists of students and teachers, and display photos and memorabilia. This is a category I've been thinking about for quite some time, but needed someone to give me the extra boost to get going on it. Ann was that helpful person. She's donated scans of a booklet for the Grandview School located in Wilson Township. I've added her donation to the history of the area around the school that was written in 1949. There are alot more histories to be added to this page, which I will be working on as time goes by. So be sure to check out our new Schools section when you get a chance. You'll find it here: http://www.rootsweb.com/~wieaucla/schools/schools.htm Be sure to check out Ann's contributions (links are at the bottom of Grandview School page - http://www.rootsweb.com/~wieaucla/schools/grandview.htm) Take care and have a great week, everyone! -- Nance mailto:nsampson@spacestar.net

August W. Bock was married to my great grandfather's sister Aggie Dowling on Apr 12, 1887 in Baraboo. He was a barber and they lived in Eau Claire. --- Debbie Cowger <cowbilly@pacbell.net> wrote: > Posted on: EauClaire Co. Wi Query Forum > Reply Here: > http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Wi/EauClaire/10685 > > Surname: TAINTER > ------------------------- > > Is there anyone out there who had a relative in Eau > Clair Co., Augusta, > who was a barber? I have a picture of > gg-grandfather, who was a barber, > and a calendar dated 1911 from Augusta State Bank is > clearly visable in > the picture. We're having a terrible time getting > any information on him. > Believe first name to be Chancelor (sp?) TAINTER. > Only know wifes first > name, Anna. There is also something that looks like > it could possibly be > a license. Were barber license or business licenses > required in Eau Clair > c. 1911? Thank you for any leads here! > > Debbie > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail - only $35 a year! http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/

Posted on: EauClaire Co. Wi Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Wi/EauClaire/10692 Surname: ------------------------- Eau Claire had a very famous hotel named "Kneer House" the following is from "History of Eau Claire County" written in 1914. "The Kneer House was erected by Mathias Kneer, the first German settler in Eau Claire, where he located in 1856. The following year -1857- removing his family from Water town Wis. He first erected a small frame building on the present site of the Kneer house in 1861 and called it the Chippewa House. Four years later he erected a brick buiiliding next to the hotel..." page 543. The following is found on page 761 of the same book. "Mathias Kneer, deceased, a German pioneer of Eau Claire, was born in Wurtenburg, Germany, March 4, 1831, a son of Joseph and Anna (Kneisle) Kneer, and his ancestors for many generations were millers by trade. ...On April 29, 1855, he married Miss Barbara (Betz), who died in Eau Claire, in 1864, leaving four children, viz: Louise, wife of J.J. Auer; Julia, wife of Teto Buebeler; Anna, wife of J. Derge, and Frank, deceased. Mr. Kneer later married Louise Hoeffner and three children were born, viz: Emma, wife of Fred Raddatz; Dora, wife of Emil Rick, and Herman." If you would like me to send you the entire biography, which talks about business interests etc. Send me your e-mail address and I would be happy to do so. Also the Chippewa Valley Museum would have pictures of Kneer House. You can contact them at: Chippewa Valley Museum P.O. Box 1204, Carson Park Dr. Eau Claire, WI 54701.

Posted on: EauClaire Co. Wi Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Wi/EauClaire/10690 Surname: ------------------------- Boy this is a great question, and I can only help a little. Drammen township was set off from the town of Brunswick (to the north) in 1873. The origninal name of the township was Lant. Waldemar Ager (Eau Claire's most famous Norwegian citizen) wrote : "..we have about three thousand persons born in Norway residing in Eau Claire county.[writing in 1914]. Comparatively few of these live in the country, the land in Eau Claire county not being to their liking. There is a strong settlement in the south-west corner of the county, in the towns of Pleasent Valley [my Hanson relatives found this land to their liking] and Drammen, ...The oldest setttlements are in the Pleasant Valley, Drammen and Otter Creek townships." Ager goes on to describe where in Norway most of Eau Claire's Norwegian immigrants came from; Borum iron workers, the Gudbrandsdalen Valley, some from the Trondelagen region and others from Nordland "the land of the midnight sun." The above information comes from the book, "History of Eau Claire County Wisconsin: Past and Present Including an account of the Cities, Towns and Villages of the County." Editor in Chief Judge William F. Bailey. C.F. Cooper & Co.: Chicago. 1914. Hope this gives you a sense of the landscape of this small part of Eau Claire county!

Posted on: EauClaire Co. Wi Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Wi/EauClaire/10688 Surname: ------------------------- I have the 1878 Historical Atlas of Wisconsin, but could not find Whipple Creek in Eau Claire county. Do you have an approximate area I could look around? Of course not every creek is named either. This is kind of a large map, so am unsure if it is scannable or not. You might try the 1895 Atlas site on the web too.

Posted on: EauClaire Co. Wi Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Wi/EauClaire/10687 Surname: ------------------------- The following is found in "History of Eau Claire County Wisconsin: Past and Present Including an account of the Cities, Towns and Villages of the County" Editor in chief Judge William F. Bailey. C.F. Cooper & Co.: Chicago. 1914. Chapter XLI "Germanism" by Reinhold Liebau, page 567- "George C. Huebner, born at Gardelegen, Germany; came from Europe in 1865 and was connected with different business enterprises. Up to 1884 he was a partner in the leading hardware house of the city of Eau Claire. Mr. Huebner is a member of the Knights of Pythias and the Odd Fellows. In 1878 he married Miss Adelina Weyer, also of German descent." Hope this helps

Posted on: EauClaire Co. Wi Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Wi/EauClaire/10686 Surname: ------------------------- The book "Cemetery Locations in Wisconsin" lists three cemeteries in Drammen township (southwest corner of Eau Claire county)1. Drammen Twp. at Pine Rd and Oak Rd 2. Drammen at Co. B, north of Pine Rd and 3. Pleasant Valley Lutheran at Co. W and Co. WW. Hope this helps

Posted on: EauClaire Co. Wi Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Wi/EauClaire/10685 Surname: TAINTER ------------------------- Is there anyone out there who had a relative in Eau Clair Co., Augusta, who was a barber? I have a picture of gg-grandfather, who was a barber, and a calendar dated 1911 from Augusta State Bank is clearly visable in the picture. We're having a terrible time getting any information on him. Believe first name to be Chancelor (sp?) TAINTER. Only know wifes first name, Anna. There is also something that looks like it could possibly be a license. Were barber license or business licenses required in Eau Clair c. 1911? Thank you for any leads here! Debbie

Posted on: EauClaire Co. Wi Query Forum Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/genbbs.cgi/USA/Wi/EauClaire/10682 Surname: FLAGG, LOVESEE ------------------------- The LOVESEE I have listed was Carolyn LOVESEE. She was married to Franklin P. FLAGG on 28 May 1873. All indications show they were married in or near Eau Claire Co., WI but I don't have any info on their lives after the wedding. I do know that either Franklin or one of his brothers had a son named Harry Flagg and have since found out that the oldest son, Bliss Cutler was married to Mary Ann Bangle. It looks as though Bliss and Mary Ann remained in WI.

Posted on: EauClaire Co. Wi Query Forum Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/genbbs.cgi/USA/Wi/EauClaire/10681 Surname: Lovesee ------------------------- My family are Lovesee's who live in the southern Wisconsin, Northern Illinois area. Lovesee is not a very common name. Grandfather was Earl Lovesee, His dad Giles.

Posted on: EauClaire Co. Wi Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Wi/EauClaire/10680 Surname: MIESCKE, MARQUARDT, REETZ ------------------------- My wife is Kathy (Miescke) Tellstrom and she has relatives in both the MARQUARDT and REETZ families connecting with her MIESCKE family in Fall Creek, Eau Claire Co., and Chippewa Falls, Chippewa Co. Do you have parent names for your Ernest Rudolph Reetz or Ida Bertha Marquardt? My records to not show either of their names so we should exchange further information in order to determine a connection. I would be happy to share any information I have. I do have extensive records from St. James Trinity Lutheran Church in Fall Creek and St. John's Lutheran Church in the Town of Lincoln. I do recall seeing some births, deaths and marriages listed in these resources for REETZ and MARQUARDT. Let's swap details and see if we can make the connections. Jim Tellstrom, Sturgeon Bay, WI

Posted on: EauClaire Co. Wi Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Wi/EauClaire/10678 Surname: zenk ------------------------- emelia zenk was a ggrandmother of my children. looking for relatives

Nance, That Bear's Grass cemetery sounds like that might be it. All my dad could tell me was that his father took him out around Augusta to the cemetery. The grave I am looking for is that of Wilhelmina nee Kuehn Hammer. I have posted about her before. She married Philip Hammer in Lincoln Twp, aka Fall Creek, and later her and Philip lived in Bridge Creek Twp, aka Augusta, so that might be the right cemetery. Thank you so much for checking for me this weekend. I am so heartbroken over not being able to honor Wilhelmina's grave. I am sure that no one in my father's family has been there at least since the time my father went in the early 60's, if that was indeed the grave they visited. Thanks again. April >From: Nance Sampson <nsampson@spacestar.net> >Reply-To: WIEAUCLA-L@rootsweb.com >To: WIEAUCLA-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: [WIEAUCLA] Missing Cemetery >Date: Fri, 25 May 2001 10:16:13 -0500 > >April Mills wrote: > > > Does anyone know of any small cemeteries around Augusta? I am looking >for > > one that my father says his father took him to when he was a young boy. > > There are some graves of my family there, but my father can't remember >who > > and his father has long since passed away. If you know of any >graveyard, > > out in a field, small and unmarked by a name, please contact me. Thanks >in > > advance. > > > > April Mills > > Millshammer@hotmail.com > > > > Surnames: > > > > Eau Claire County: TURNER, MONTEITH, HAMMER, KUEHN/KUHN/COON, SIEG > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com > >Hi April, > >I've not seen any very small cemeteries (the family-only type) in my >roamings >of the Augusta area, but I'm wondering if you've seen these this page: > >Hales Corner (aka Scotts Valley) Cemetery in Otter Creek Township (contains >lots of Coons) >ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/wi/eauclaire/cemeteries/halescsv.txt > >Does your father remember what direction from Augusta this cemetery was >located? There is St. Peter's Cemetery (aka Bear's Grass), between Augusta >and >Fall Creek, northwest of Augusta -- see this link for map of location >http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnis/MapServer?f_name=Saint+Peter+Cemetery&f_state=WI&f_latlong=444218N0911227W&server=TIGER > >(this is a long link, so if it wraps to a second line, be sure to get the >whole >thing in your browser's address area -- it ends with "TIGER" --without the >quotes) > >I'm going to my family reunion in this area this weekend and will ask the >family who has lived there for 70 + years to see if they are aware of any >such >cemetery. I'll let you know if I hear of anything. > > >-- >Nance >mailto:nsampson@spacestar.net > > _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com

Does anyone know of any small cemeteries around Augusta? I am looking for one that my father says his father took him to when he was a young boy. There are some graves of my family there, but my father can't remember who and his father has long since passed away. If you know of any graveyard, out in a field, small and unmarked by a name, please contact me. Thanks in advance. April Mills Millshammer@hotmail.com Surnames: Eau Claire County: TURNER, MONTEITH, HAMMER, KUEHN/KUHN/COON, SIEG _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com

April Mills wrote: > Does anyone know of any small cemeteries around Augusta? I am looking for > one that my father says his father took him to when he was a young boy. > There are some graves of my family there, but my father can't remember who > and his father has long since passed away. If you know of any graveyard, > out in a field, small and unmarked by a name, please contact me. Thanks in > advance. > > April Mills > Millshammer@hotmail.com > > Surnames: > > Eau Claire County: TURNER, MONTEITH, HAMMER, KUEHN/KUHN/COON, SIEG > > _________________________________________________________________ > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com Hi April, I've not seen any very small cemeteries (the family-only type) in my roamings of the Augusta area, but I'm wondering if you've seen these this page: Hales Corner (aka Scotts Valley) Cemetery in Otter Creek Township (contains lots of Coons) ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/wi/eauclaire/cemeteries/halescsv.txt Does your father remember what direction from Augusta this cemetery was located? There is St. Peter's Cemetery (aka Bear's Grass), between Augusta and Fall Creek, northwest of Augusta -- see this link for map of location http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnis/MapServer?f_name=Saint+Peter+Cemetery&f_state=WI&f_latlong=444218N0911227W&server=TIGER (this is a long link, so if it wraps to a second line, be sure to get the whole thing in your browser's address area -- it ends with "TIGER" --without the quotes) I'm going to my family reunion in this area this weekend and will ask the family who has lived there for 70 + years to see if they are aware of any such cemetery. I'll let you know if I hear of anything. -- Nance mailto:nsampson@spacestar.net

Posted on: EauClaire Co. Wi Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Wi/EauClaire/10677 Surname: HENDERSON, ADDINGTON, RICHARDSON, STUTTS, MC DOUGAL ------------------------- Am trying to determine if the RICHARDSON family from Lauderdale, AL migrated to this area of WI in the mid to late 1800s. Names that are possible are: Forrest HENDERSON (b. late 1800s); W.E. HENDERSON (1847-1944)m.Martha Artmissy "Mattie" RICHARDSON; John J. RICHARDSON (1826-1910)m. Caroline Estes Henry RICHARDSON (m. Nancy McDOUGAL) John David RICHARDSON (1776, NC - 1847, AL)m. Catherine STUTTS I believe that if portions of this RICHARDSON family from Lauderdale Co., AL migrated to WI, it was probably either Henry RICHARDSON's or John J. RICHARDSON's generation(s). Thanks for any sliver of info.

Posted on: EauClaire Co. Wi Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Wi/EauClaire/10676 Surname: HENDERSON, ADDINGTON ------------------------- I am looking for any information on a Forrest Morgan HENDERSON, probably born in Eau Claire, WI in 1886. Later married Stella Ruth ADDINGTON in Sandstone, MN; they had 4 children together, one of whom was my mother, Stella Adelaide HENDERSON, adopted at age 2, renamed Elizabeth Helen WATSON. The ADDINGTON'S had migrated to Polk County, WI from AL shortly after the end of the Civil War. Forrest was a brakeman on the Great Northern Railroad until 1913 when he disappeared. Any kind of information on this family (the HENDERSON'S), and Forrest in particular, is greatly appreciated.

Posted on: EauClaire Co. Wi Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Wi/EauClaire/10675 Surname: HORTON, SNOW ------------------------- Looking for ancestry, descendants, &/or any info on an Elipha J. HORTON who served in the civil war from Wis., and is supposed to have lived in Augusta, Eau Claire co. His mother may have had the maiden name of SNOW.

Posted on: EauClaire Co. Wi Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Wi/EauClaire/10674 Surname: REETZ, MARQUARDT, SELL, HEUER ------------------------- My grandfather Ernst Rudolph Reetz married Ida Bertha Marquardt in Fall Creek, 10 November 1889. I would like any information on these two families. Jean

Posted on: EauClaire Co. Wi Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Wi/EauClaire/10673 Surname: Derry, Clark ------------------------- Looking for relatives of Herbert James Derry (1869-1955). He came from England, landed in Canda, and then settled in Eau Claire Co, Augusta, WI. He married Mina M. Clark (1875-1954) Mina's brother Wilbur Clark never married and is burried right next to them in the Clark plot. I don't know if Herbert had any sibblings, or the names of his mother and father. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks! ~Mina