PINT, Anna (Gilles) 1866-1923

PINT, GILLES, WEBER, JONES

Posted By: County Coordinator
Date: 8/23/2010 at 17:26:46

Anna (Gilles) Pint

Anna M. Gilles was born at Mt. Calvary, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin on April 18, 1866 to Nikolas and Anna (Weber) Gilles. Anna’s father Nikolas sold his farm in Wisconsin for $2000. He carried the money from Milwaukee to Mitchell County in cash, on his person. Arriving in Mitchell County in 1884 with his family, and they purchased a farm two miles northeast of New Haven. The children of Nikolas and Anna were: Anna, Katherine, Mary Gertrude, Joseph, Matthew, John, William, Peter and Anton.

Anna Gilles married William Pint November 28, 1889 at New Haven, St. Peter’s Church, Mitchell County, Iowa.

William and Anna Pint began their married life in Adams Township in southern Minnesota near Johnsburg. About 1897 they moved to Mitchell County to a farm near Riceville and later to one northwest of New Haven.

They were members of St. Peter’s Church in New Haven. William’s parents were among the early members, attending whenever the itinerant priests visited the area. The Church was built in 1877.

Ten children were born to William and Anna Pint: Leo, Frank, Laura, (Sister Mary Salome), Frances, (Mrs. Hans Hanson), Albert, Mary. (Mrs. Nicholas Adams), Clement, Edward, Carmella and Mildred (The latter two died as infants.)

Anna Pint died December 16, 1923. William moved to Everton, Missouri in 1925 where he married Henrietta Jones. His death occurred on August 8, 1951 at Springfield, Missouri. His burial was at New Haven.

By Carmella Indra (Granddaughter)

[MITCHELL COUNTY HISTORY pub. 1989 (redacted)]

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Photo from MITCHELL COUNTY HISTORY, 1989.

Original caption said, "Anna Gilles and William Pint November 28, 1889."

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