This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: PENKE SCHMUHL ELVERS BLISKE BRAATZ NITZ PARKER LUKER Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/3EC.2ACE/120.1 Message Board Post: I can't tell you anything about the Hoeft's - I was just wondering if Emil Hoeft married Emma Wilhelmine Detert and August Hoeft married Albertina Amilie Detert - Just came across these names because Auguste W. Detert married Anton Lipke - just curious. David H. Penke

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: PENKE SCHMUHL ELVERS BLISKE BRAATZ NITZ PARKER LUKER Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/3EC.2ACE/374.1.1 Message Board Post: I am interested in the name DETERT I have Wilhelm Detert1828 Prussia - 5-51906 + Wilhelmine Schuhmacher 1831 - 1917 - married 5-19-1851 in Rodalin, Posen Prussia. 5 children: 1. Augusta W. Detert chr 3-14-1852 in Rodalin, Posen Prussia married Anton Lipke 2. Julia Detert abt 1856 married Albert Guy 3. Wilhelmine Detert abt 1862 married Gundar Christianson 4. Emma Wilhelmine Detert 1865 married Emil Hoeft 5. Albertina Amilie Detert 1871 (Oxford WI) married August Hoeft on4-7-1886 in Crystal Lake Would like more info on these people if available - Augusta was, I believe first wife of Anton Lipke - his second wife was Julianna Blecske (Bliske) née Balkenhagen (Borkenhagen) - her first husband was Friedrich Blecske (Bliske) David

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/3EC.2ACE/233.1 Message Board Post: Correction ... should be Paulina Nickel

Hello All, Two new contributors helped with this week's updates: *NEW CONTRIBUTOR Dan Nickolai sent a photocopy of the History of Neshkoro from an 1876 newspaper, now available at http://www.rootsweb.com/~wimarque/neshkoro.html NEW CONTRIBUTOR Angela Pehlke sent a WARNKE family tree for the contributed family trees page at http://www.rootsweb.com/~wimarque/warnke.html If you would like Joan to design a similar page for you, just contact Joan. Thank you to our contributors and Happy Father's Day Weekend, Joan Coordinator Adams Co. WIGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~wiadams/adams.htm and Marquette Co. WIGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~wimarque/wimarque.htm

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: McDONALD, ST. PIERRE, SEVERSON, WALTZ Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/3EC.2ACE/572 Message Board Post: From the Adams County Times & Friendship Reporter, Wed. June 5, 2002, Page 7B (not the complete obit due to copyright restrictions) Edith C. St. Pierre, 87, of Oxford, died May 21, 2002 at her home. Edith was born Jan 31, 1915 in Chicago, to William and Laura (McDONALD) WALTZ. She married George ST. PIERRE September 3, 1938 in Chicago, who pre-deceased her March 30, 1978. They were Oxford area residents since 1970. Survivors include a son, Fred (Rosie); two grand-daughters; six great-grandchildren; two brothers and other relatives & friends. Edith was pre-deceased by her parents, husband, and a sister, Faye SEVERSON. Funeral services were held at the First Presbyterian church in Oxford, and burial was in the Oxford cemetery. Steinhaus-Holly Funeral Home, Westfield, assisted the family.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: BERG, KOBERSTEIN Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/3EC.2ACE/40.1 Message Board Post: From the Montello Express [Montello,Marquette County, WI] Friday Nov. 17, 1905 Died: At her home in the town of Packwaukee, Nov. 7th, 1905, Amelia KOBERSTEIN, with paralysis, aged 45 years, 8 months, and 2 days. She was born in the town of Newton in the year of 1860, and was married to Wm. KOBERSTEIN in 1878, and moved onto a farm in Coloma, where they lived five years. In 1883 the removed to a farm in the town of Westfield, and remained there there till 1901, when they came to Packwaukee. Thirteen children were born to them, 6 boys and 7 girls, two dying in infancy. The services were conducted by Rev. Berg at Lawrence and interment in the Lawrence Cemetery. She leaves a husband, seven daughters, four sons, two brothers, one sister and many friends to mourn her loss. ----- Card of Thanks: We wish to express our sincere and heartfelt thanks to our friends and neighbors who so kindly assisted us at the illness of our wife and mother. Wm. Kobertstein, Tillie Kobertstein, Alvina Kobertstein Submitter: Joan Benner, Marquette and Adams Co WiGenWeb Coordinator

Dear Listmembers, Rootsweb has some plans for maintenance and upgrades, which will affect the messageboards and webpages on its servers. During the upgrades, I will be unable to make changes to the web pages. Rootsweb's boards and mailing lists may be disabled 'for short periods' during the interim when no messages can be sent or posted, and web pages may also be unavailable. Hopefully, these changes will be quick and trouble-free, and we'll be back to business shortly. Joan Coordinator Adams Co. WIGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~wiadams/adams.htm and Marquette Co. WIGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~wimarque/wimarque.htm -------------- Forwarded, FYI: "During the next couple of weeks, beginning June10th, Rootsweb will be temporarily disabling programs so we can do scheduled maintenance to our servers. We will restore access as soon as possible, so if you encounter an area that is temporarily unavailable, please try again later. The following resources are currently disabled or will be soon, due to the scheduled maintenance: Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Search Thingy, GenSeeker, and death indexes for CA,KY, ME, and TX. For up-to-date information about the different resources, you can visit http://helpdesk.rootsweb.com/ as the move progresses. "

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: King/Meyer Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/3EC.2ACE/571 Message Board Post: Would anyone have access to a newspaper in Marquette County that would have an obituary for the Town of Shields area. I'm looking for an obituary for Gustav King which died 25-February-1935 in the Town of Shields. Would appreciate any help. Thank You

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: BAIN, BLISS, COCHRANE, INGRHAM, MERRITT, MORGAN, MUSSY, ORMES, RUNDLETT, STINSON, WHITE, WHITNEY, WOOSTER Classification: Biography Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/3EC.2ACE/570 Message Board Post: From the Montello Sun [Montello, Marquette Co., WI], Nov. 2, 1889, Page 3, Westfield news column Robert COCHRANE is improving the looks of his mill with a new coat of paint. Daniel WHITE, an old resident of Oxford, was in our village Tuesday. James BAIN, of Oxford, was seen on our streets Monday. Mrs. Hattie WOOSTER is visiting friends at Oxford. We undertstand that two of J. INGRHAM's boys are quite ill with scarlet fever. Elmer MORGAN and wife started for their home at Windmere, Dakota, Tuesday. Miss Carrie STINSON visited her aunt, Mrs. S. WHITNEY, of Springfield, the first of the week. Colonel MERRITT, of Merritt's Landing, was seen with his friends in this city Monday. Mr. and Mrs. BLISS of Baraboo arrived Monday on a visit to Mrs. B's parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. RUNDLETT. Mr. and Mrs. ORMES who have been visiting Mrs.Ormes' brother, Wm. MUSSY, returned home Tuesday.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: DONOHER, McKANNA Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/3EC.2ACE/569 Message Board Post: From the Montello Sun [Montello, Marquette Co., WI], Nov. 2, 1889, Page 3 Died, at her home in Douglas, October 22, 1889, Mrs. Mary A. DONOHER. She had been ailing about three weeks, but it was not thought there was any danger...but about 12 o'clock Monday evening was taken worse and died in a few hours. Mrs. DONOHER was born in Kildare County, Ireland, March 1817, and came with her mother, brothers and sister to America in 1828, and settled in Boston, where she married Peter DONOHER in 1845. They came to Wisconsin in 1851 and settled on the farm where she died. Death having deprived her of her husband in 1868, she was left as the only guide for their fmaily of seven children, and their welfare was always her chief interest. Of the seven children--Mrs. John and Mrs.James McKANNA, of Montello; Frank of Butte City, Montana; James, Kate, Annie and Agnes, who live at their home in Douglas--all were present at the funeral except Frank. Though they have all grown to manhood and womanhood, they will greatly miss their mother...(text cut off on copy from microfilm)

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: AUDISS, COON, SMITH Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/3EC.2ACE/568 Message Board Post: From the Montello Express [Montello, Marquette Co., WI], Nov. 2, 1889, Page 3 Died, on the 25th inst., Mrs. Caroline COON, wife of Harrison D. COON, of Moundville, aged 40 years. Mrs. COON was the daughter of Rev. Isaac SMITH (deceased); was born near Portage and with the exception of a few years in childhood, has passed all her life in Moundville, where by her many virtues she endeared herself to all who knew her. She was married October 29, 1868. Though being in poor health for some time she was bedfast only a few hours before her death...she queitly and peacefully slipped away. She leaves a husband and two children with a large number of relatives and friends to mourn her loss. Funeral services were held at the M. E. church, Rev. Wm. AUDISS officiating.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: BROZOWSKI, JOHNSON, QUERNS, WINKLER Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/3EC.2ACE/567 Message Board Post: From the Daily Tribune [Wisconsin Rapids, Wood, WI], Thursday June 5, 2002, Page 2A (not the complete obit due to copyright restrictions) J. Ethel Johnson BROZOWSKI, 99, formerly of Westfield, died Monday, June 3, 2002, at Hudson. Mrs. BROZOWSKI was born May 12, 1903, near Westfield, to Albert and Mary (QUERNS) WINKLER. She married Frank O. JOHNSON in 1922, in Rockford, Ill. He died in 1972. She then married Joe BROZOWSKI in 1984. He died in 1991. Survivors include one daughter, Jean JOHNSON; four grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at Roseberry's Funeral Home and Crematory, Friendship. Interment will be in Westfield South Cemetery.

Looking for info on the Warnke family. My great grandmother is Wilhemina Warnke. She was born 1866 in Prussia. She married Henry Pehlke in 1885 in Marquette County. She then went to live in Eau Claire County where she had 4 children: Arthur, Albert, Ella and Laura. She died in 1919.

Hello All, Here are the past two weeks updates to the Marquette County pages, and as always, you can find out 'what's new' on your Marquette County site by checking the what's new link at http://www.rootsweb.com/~wimarque/wimarque.htm Have a great weekend, all-- Joan Coordinator Adams Co. WIGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~wiadams/adams.htm and Marquette Co. WIGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~wimarque/wimarque.htm ------------------------ June 7, 2002 Updates *Two new newspaper articles this week: 1889 County Board and 1889 Marquette Co. High School students. *Don't Forget! To purchase a copy (limited supply) of the Village of Westfield Centennial book by mail, send a check or money order for $15 per book payable to: Centennial Book Committee, PO Box 355, Westfield, WI, 53964 The book costs $10 + $5 per book, for postage, and they will be mailed soon after your payment arrives. Don't forget to include your mailing address for the book. Westfield Centennial Book Information from the Ethel Everhard (Westfield) Memorial Library www.westfieldlibrary.org May 31, 2002 Updates *Updated the Marquette Pre-1907 marriages, a work in progress being transcribed from the original certificates on LDS FHL microfilms 1292023 and 1292024. I am currently transcribing marriages that are circa 1870 - 1871 and have added 2 or 3 more years worth of certificates. This will be a longtime project with periodic updates. If you spot an error or would like a photocopy from the microfilm, contact Joan <jmbenner@tznet.com> or write to the Marquette County Register of Deeds for a photocopy from the original.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: LECH, WAYCZI, ZERBIAN Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/3EC.2ACE/566 Message Board Post: From the Adams County Times and Friendship Reporter, Wed. May 29, 2002, Page 11B (not the complete obit due to copyright restrictions) Viola Leona WAYCZI, 76, of Westfield, died Monday May 27, 2002 in Madison. Viola was born January 27, 1926 in Chicago, to William and Henrietta (LECH) ZERBIAN. She married Carl R. WAYCZI in Chicago in 1947. They lived in the Marquette Co. Town of Springfield for nearly 40 years. Survivors include her husband; a son and daughter; a brother and five sisters; five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Preceding her in death were her parents; brothers Walter, William, Henry and Herman; and sisters Marie and Emma. Funeral services were held May 31 at the South Burr Oak Methodist church, Coloma, and interment was in the South Burr Oak cemetery. Roseberry's Funeral Home, Friendship, handled the arrangements.

Looking for info on Marie Auguste Wilhemina Warnke. She was born in Prussia in 1866. She married Heinrich Pehlke in 1885 in Marquette County. She died in 1919 in Eau Claire County. She had 4 children. Albert Henry, Arthur, Ella and Laura.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/3EC.2ACE/565 Message Board Post: I am looking for information on the Warnke family. They came to America about 1868. Marie August Wilhemine Warnke married Heinrich Pehlke in 1885. They moved to Eau Claire County where she died in 1919. She had 4 children... Albert Henry, Arthur, Ella & Laura. Would love to find info on Wilhemines family, parents, siblings, anything.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/3EC.2ACE/537.1 Message Board Post: Alvina Warnke married a man with the surname Breitenfeldt. I believe Alvina is my great grandmothers sister. If you have any info on the Warnke family, it would be greatly appreciated.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Benell, Benton, Huff, Jones, Prater, Steele, Todd Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/3EC.2ACE/564 Message Board Post: I am looking for information concerning Christian Mead b. 1814 in New York? who married Ann Cornell/Cornwell b. 1821 in New York. Christian was counted in the 1850 Marquette County Fed. census and so was Ann but they were not married at that time. In 1851 they supposedly married (in Marquette?) and had Katherine in 1853 (married ? Paul) and Elizabeth in 1855 (married T N Brown 1877). I have some information but some of it is conflicting. Any help would be great! Thanks, Gwendolyn Prater Dalseg

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/3EC.2ACE/371.1 Message Board Post: Hi, I was wondering if you know anything about the Mettens in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Thanks chris