Hello list: Just wanted to let you know that the 1860 Federal Census Index and the 1890 Special Veterans and Widows Census Index for Pierce County are now online. These are indexes only. The 1860 Federal Census is on order, thanks to Nick Schommer, and when complete will be placed in the USGenWeb Census Project. I will link to that from the Pierce Site as well. Debbie Barrett County Coordinator Pierce County WIGenWeb Project http://www.rootsweb.com/~wipierce/
Posted on: Pierce Co. Wi Biographies Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Wi/PierceBios/10002 Surname: Haugen ------------------------- http://www.rootsweb.com/~wipierce/haugen.txt HON. NILS P. HAUGEN, congressman of the Eighth district, P. O. River Falls, was born in Modum, Norway, March 9, 1849. His ancestors were farmers and mechanics. His grandfather, Nils Haugen, was a blacksmith. His parents, Peder and Karen Haugen (the latter born in Stensrud), came to America in 1854, and after residing one year in Rock county, Wis., removed in the spring of 1855 to Pierce county, and bought 120 acres of government land, of which Peder Haugen still holds the original patent. The aged parents of our subject are yet living on the farm. As a boy Nils Haugen attended the common schools at Martel, Wis., and afterward the Decorah Lutheran Norwegian seminary, for more than two years. Later he taught school, which occupation he followed for a little over two years. He began the study of law at Ann Arbor university in 1872, and graduated in the class of 1874. He located at River Falls, and became a member of the firm of Morse, Smith & Haugen. In the spring of 1874 he was appointed court stenographer, and retained the position for seven years, reporting for Judges Humphrey, Bundy and Barron. He was elected as a republican to the assembly for 1879, and re-elected for 1880. In 1882 he was elected railroad commissioner of the state receiving 83,507 votes, against 69,870 for Ambrose Hoffman, democrat; 11,870 for John Nader, prohibitionist, and 6,601 for T. G. Brunson, greenbacker. He was re-elected in 1884, when he received 162,116 votes against 145,001 for Conrad Kretz, democrat; 7,962 for Henry Sanford, prohibitionist, and 3,346 for John Kiefer, greenbacker. At a special election held January 18, 1887, he was elected to the Fiftieth congress, for the term beginning March 4, 1887, receiving 8,159 votes, against 6,803 votes for Samuel C. Johnson, democrat, and 2,620 votes for Peter Truax, prohibitionist. He was re-elected to the Fifty-first and Fifty-second congresses, at which latter election he received 17,609 votes, against 15,261 for W. F. Bailey, democrat, and 2,911 for W. C. Jones, prohibitionist. Mr. Haugen married Belle Rasmussen, a native of Hudson, Wis., and one child, Constance, has blessed this union. --Taken from the "Historical and Biographical Album of the Chippewa Valley Wisconsin Including A General Historical Sketch of the Chippewa Valley; Ancestral Records fo Leading Families; Biographies of Representative Citizens, Past and Present; and Portraits of Prominent Men. Edited by George Forrester. Published in Chicago, Illinois by A. Warner. Publisher. 1891-2. Pages 630-631 ===================================================================================
Posted on: Pierce Co. Wi Obituaries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/Wi/PierceObits/10021 Surname: Tyler, Miller, Stone, Lipinski, Lande, Sherburne, Harding ------------------------- Pioneer River Pilot is Dead Death Claims C. R. (Cap) Tyler in Home at Bay City, Wis. C.R. (Cap) Tyler, pioneer river pilot and lumberman, who was widely known on the upper river, died Saturday afternoon at 2:15 o'clock in his home at Bay City, Wis. He had been in failing health since last July. He, however, had been up and around until last Friday. Mr. Tyler was born at Bay City on July 5, 1859, and made his home there throughout his life. He was engaged in the lumbering business for many years, retiring about 20 years ago to become commercial fisherman [sic] logging steamers on the upper river and knew the channel as few men did. In connection with his lumbering operations he ran sawmills in the section. The marriage of Mr. Tyler to Martha G. Miller, of Prescott, Wis., was solemnized on March 17, 1881. Mr. Tyler took a great interest in collecting curios and relics, boasting one of the finest collections to be found in this section. His geological and archeological specimens have been the subjects of much study by university men. The museum in the Tyler home has drawn hundreds of visitors and there was nothing "Cap" liked better than to entertain visitors and show them around, giving graphic accounts regarding the various specimens. His widow, two sons and three daughters survive. The children are: Rolland M., Minneapolis; Clinton, Bay City, Wis., Mrs. F. L. Stone, Prescott, Wis.; Mrs. A. L. Lipinski, Racine, Wis; ans Mrs. E. D. Lande, Bay City. A brother, C. P. Tyler, Bay City, Wis., a sister, Mrs. Mary Sherburne, Spokane, Wash., 19 grandchildren and 8 great grandchildren are also left to mourn his loss. A daughter, Mrs. Everett Harding, died last year. The funeral will be held Tuesday afternoon at 1:45 o'clock from the family residence and later at the Bay City church, the Rev. Everett Hall officiating. Burial will be at the Bay City cemetery. (clipping from family collection. Date and paper unknown) Link: Ancestors of Susan Harding URL: <http://www.applink.net/smaileh/genealogy/index.htm>
Posted on: Pierce Co. Wi Queries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/genbbs.cgi/USA/Wi/Pierce/10091 Surname: DOPKINS ------------------------- This book has a copywrite of 1909, hope this information is helpful. Charles Dopkins, now serving his twenty-fifth year as school treasurer, was born in 1844 in the town of Delafield, Waukesha county, Wis., son of Lewis and Alfa (Plumby) Dopkins. In the family are four half-brothers--Warren is a truck farmer in Chicago; Addison is deceased; Bert lives in River Falls township, and Edgar died at the age of five years. Charles received his education in the common schools and came to Pierce county in 1870, staying one year in El Paso township, after which he removed to his present location, which consists of a fine farm of sixty acres on section 24, River Falls township. He is a Republican in politics and a good citizen in every respect. Mr. Dopkins was married first in 1869 to Louisa Miller, by whom he has three sons and three daughters, all of whom are living. Mattie was born in 1871, married "mike" McCuewas and has one daughter, Maud, born in 1890. George was born in 1873, married a Miss Durock, had one son, Charles; again married in 1906 to Ella Walker and has one daughter. Lewis married Leddie Wilcox. Hattie, now Mrs. Heacox, lives in Beldenville, and Adelia is still at home. In 1881 Mr. Dopkins was married the second time to Lillie Paterson, a native of Pierce county, whose parents live in Pueblo, Col. Mr. and Mrs. Dopkins have been blessed by this union with six children--Glen, Merl, Clarabelle, Gladys, Warren and Blanche.
Posted on: Pierce Co. Wi Obituaries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Wi/PierceObits/10018 Surname: ------------------------- Dorthey E. Pennington Dorthey Evelyn Pennington, River Falls, died Tuesday morning, Feb. 28, 2001, at the River Falls Area Hospital. She was 88. She was born Oct. 6, 1912 in Vermillion, S.D., the only child of Guy Emory and Bertha Lucas Basom. She moved with her family to Fairmont, Minn., where she attended school and nurtured talents in music, writing, and reading literature and poetry. She served as co-editor of the schools first annual yearbook. After graduating from high school in 1931, she attended St. Marys Preparatory School in Faribault, Minn., and then returned to Fairmont. She married Ray Austin Pennington on Feb. 10, 1933 at St. Martins Episcopal Church in Fairmont. Shortly after the couples first child, Susan, was born, the family relocated to the South where Ray served as a field medical aide with the Tennessee Valley Authority. She returned to Fairmont while Ray attended medical school in Chicago, and afterward took his young family to Luck to begin family practice as a small town physician/surgeon. The practice later took family from Luck, to Corpus Christi, Tex., and Albany, Ore., before settling in River Falls in 1953. In the early years of marriage, she was a homemaker raising the couples three children. She and her husband took flying lessons in 1945, both completing their pilots license, the first woman pilot in their area. In 1963, when their youngest child graduated from high school, Dorthey enrolled at UW-River Falls, taking courses with daughter Kathleen and son Bruce. She completed a double major in English and biology and graduated with honors in 1967 along with Kathleen. Upon her husbands retirement from active practice in 1968, the couple relocated to Texas where Dorthey taught high school English for several years before returning to River Falls. Although she was diagnosed with muscular dystrophy in midlife, her mind wasnt curtailed by her restricted mobility. She took college classes and remained active in the local library, bridge clubs and League of Women Voters. She cable-knit sweaters, afghans, caps and mittens for family and friends. She and her husband also made special jointed teddy bears. Each was carefully adopted out to a special child, or in some cases adult, as in the bear made for son Bruce during his prolonged illness. This special bear included a knit athletic sweater and the letter R" donated by the late Ron Wunrow. She is survived by her husband "Doc" Ray Pennington; two daughters, Susan Elizabeth (Dan) McKnight, of Layton, Utah, Kathleen Mary (Ferd) Kojis, of Salem, S.C., and daughter-in-law Patricia Grant (Bruce) Pennington of Renton, Wash.; grandchildren Jeffrey (Rhonda) and Guy (Sheree) Pennington, both of Kent, Wash.; Penni (Larry) Blatterman, of Untergruppenbach, Germany, and Robin Austin Hay, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; great-grandchildren Krysta, Chelsi, Katie, Michael and Kyra Pennington. Her son, Bruce Jerome, and sister-in-law Fern Pennington Lamont precede her in death. The funeral was Tuesday, March 6, 2001, at the United Methodist Church in River Falls, the Rev. Jenny Arneson officiating. Interment followed at Lakeside Cemetery in Fairmont. Memorials are preferred to the United Methodist Church, River Falls, or the River Falls Public Library Foundation.
Posted on: Pierce Co. Wi Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Wi/Pierce/10090 Surname: Nuehring, Nuhring, Nehring ------------------------- I have moved to geninut1990@aol.com or ganuehring@aol.com Please reach me there. Thank you.
Posted on: Pierce Co. Wi Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Wi/Pierce/10089 Surname: Olmstead ------------------------- I am looking for information on John H. and Nancy (Kirbee) Olmstead. John died in Prescott, WI on 30 Dec 1878. If anyone has any information on this , such as where he was buried please contact me at: frogette01@mediaone.net Karla Olmstead
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Posted on: Pierce Co. Wi Queries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/genbbs.cgi/USA/Wi/Pierce/10088 Surname: Dopkins, McCue, McQueen, Darling, Newsome, Robey ------------------------- Looking for decendants of Lewis Dopkins (1818-1879), some of whom ended up in the Pierce county, River Falls area. Also anyone who may have information on his newphew Edward A. Dopkins who passed through Bay City and Trenton (also in Pierce County)on his way to Morris, MN, around 1875 or so.
Posted on: Pierce Co. Wi Queries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/genbbs.cgi/USA/Wi/Pierce/10087 Surname: TEUSAW, PECHACEK ------------------------- I am looking for the names of the parents of Lenora Teusaw who was born circa 1890 and married Carl Pechacek circa 1910. Any info would be appreciated. Thanks
Posted on: Pierce Co. Wi Queries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/genbbs.cgi/USA/Wi/Pierce/10086 Surname: Tozer ------------------------- There is a write up of a David Tozer in the History of the St. Croix Valley. Also of the David Tozer Company saw mill. If you would like the information email me and I will send it to you via email as it is quite lengthy and there are pictures of David Tozer and F.M.Tozer.
Posted on: Pierce Co. Wi Queries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/genbbs.cgi/USA/Wi/Pierce/10085 Surname: Preble ------------------------- Sorry no mention of Benjamin but does mention Eli. "James A. Preble is a native of Vallalboro, Me., born September 1, 1850. His parents, Eli and Martha J. Preble, were born in that state, the former October 28, 1820, and the latter September 25, 1825. The father followed farming and lumbering until 1853, when he located in Prescott, Pierce county, Wis., purchasing 160 acres, which he broke and improved. In 1859 he sold the farm and went to Pike's Peak, crossing the plains with "Kit" Carson, whose team he drove. After eighteen months in the West he returned to Prescott, Wis., and did general work until 1862, when he joined the Union army, serving in Company F, Thirtieth Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry. He did good service and was discharged in 1863. Coming back to this section of the country, he ran the mail route between Prescott and Hudson, Wis., in 1865, and then moved to Balsam Lake, Polk county, Wis. For three years he ran a sawmill, then pre-empted eighty acres in Lincoln township Polk county, Wis., afterward going to North Dakota, where he took up 160 acres. In 1906 he came back to Lincoln township and lived with his son, James A., until his death, April 24, 1908. His wife died February 8, 1906. James A. received his education in the public schools of Prescott, Wis., and worked in the woods and on the river until twenty-six years of age, then doing general work for several years until 1888, when he first rented and afterward purchased eighty acres in Lincoln township, Wisconsin, which he now conducts, carrying on general farming. He was married, June 19, 1881, to Anna Jones, born August 7, 1860, daughter of William and Mary (Lanigan) Jones, whose sketch is found elsewhere in this work. This union has been blessed with eleven children; Eli W. was born February 10, 1882; Mary, January 6, 1884; Myrtle, June 27, 1885; Frances, January 14, 1887; Alta, November 4, 1889; Stella, May 9, 1891; Irma, January 21, 1893; Lloyd, September 30, 1895; Alice, March 22, 1898; Ramona, January 12, 1902, and Leroy, August 31, 1904. Mr. Preble is a Republican in politics and has been road overseer three terms. He is a Mason, both he and his wife being members of the Eastern Star. The family religion is that of the Baptist church."
I have great news for everyone. Nick Schommer has ordered the 1850 St. Croix County Census on CD in its entirety. It appears it will be online in the archives within the next 2-3 months. I will make an index to it that will be searchable on the Pierce site listing name and page. Also, when checking this morning I noticed the 1860 Pierce County census was also on order. I have not received notification from anyone that they have done this, so don't know who to thank. I emailed S-K to see if I could find out from them. Another great boon to the Pierce site will be online very shortly as well thanks to this unknown person. We are also up to 3 donators on the 1900 census. Keep it coming in guys, it is very much appreciated! It's nice to see the spirit of giving so alive and well in Pierce County! Debbie Barrett County Coordinator Pierce County WIGenWeb Project http://www.rootsweb.com/~wipierce/
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Hello: Per my last email regarding the 1900 census and S-K Publications, this appears to be a go. I have already signed up as has another member of the group. So that leaves 22 more donations to go. I will be posting the info and the link on where to go to donate on the website in the What's New section and on the Census page to help generate interest outside the list. I am also considering sending out a blanket email to all who have used the site in the last 3 years, so if you get a second notice from me, please excuse it. Thanks for your input. Hope that we can get this census up and running this year. I know it would be a great boon to many researching in Pierce County. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask. Debbie Barrett County Coordinator Pierce County WIGenWeb Project http://www.rootsweb.com/~wipierce/
Hello: Wanted to run this by the list. S-K Publications is willing to scan the original censuses for Pierce County, WI and donate a copy to the USGenWeb Census Project, if ordered and when completed, which they say takes about 3 months. They do it on a request basis and it works like this. They need 24 donators for the 1900 census at a cost of $20.00 each. Is this something people researching in the county would be willing to help fund? The details can be found at http://www.skpub.com/genie/census/wi/pierce.html As the 1900/10/20 censuses are larger than what most of us have time to transcribe, I was hoping we could do it this way for those years. I will still be transcribing the 1860 and 1870 by hand and we will hopefully be finishing the 1880 census some time this year. This would be a HUGE leap forward for the Pierce County site in its efforts to help those researching their families. Thanks for your input. If there is interest, I will post to the website for others to donate as well. Debbie County Coordinator Pierce County WIGenWeb Project http://www.rootsweb.com/~wipierce/
Posted on: Pierce Co. Wi Queries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/genbbs.cgi/USA/Wi/Pierce/98 Surname: ------------------------- I found an obituary for a "Mrs. Harold Ahlgren" cose to your dates. It reads: "Mrs. Harold Ahlgren 76 of Rt.1 of Prescott passed away Monday evening at Hastings Memorial Hospital. She is survived by her son Gordon of Prescott, 2 daughters, Mrs.Ray (Maralee) Murphy of Farmington Michigan, Mrs. Charles (Joyce) Burgess of Baldwin Park, California, a brother, Clinton Martinson, of Milwaukee, 3 sisters, Mrs. Grace Carter, Mrs. Marion Lewis, and Mrs. Deli Splittstoesser, all of Minneapolis. Mrs. Ruth Parr of Ruch City. Minn. Services will be held Friday, at 2 p.m. United Church of Christ, Robert Finley officiating. Frieds may call their(sic) after 3 p.m. at the Proch Funeral Home. Interment will be at Pine Glen Cemetery." The Prescott Journal, June 8, 1972, p. 1:5. I copied it as it was printed. Hope it helps.
Posted on: Pierce Co. Wi Queries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/genbbs.cgi/USA/Wi/Pierce/97 Surname: ------------------------- The Hartland Methodist Cemetery is located on County C. Follow County C south. The cemetery is about 1/2 mile from the intersection of County V and County C. It's on the right side of the road. The church has been sold and is now being used as a house. I haven't been able to discover the location of the church records. I have Wilcoxes buried in this cemetery and have been there several times to check for information from the headstones and to take pictures.
Hello: I had a major email crash this morning and lost all my emails from some of you regarding materials you wished to contribute. If those of you who had done so could resend, it would be greatly appreciated. Picking up the pieces, Debbie Barrett