| T SURNAMES | |
| Name: | TABOR, Charles Walter |
| Residence: | Denison |
| Occupation: | Lawyer. Established law firm in Denison in 1873 with his brother Frank H. Taylor |
| Birth: | 4 June 1848, Rollin, Michigan |
| Father: | Stephen W. Tabor, came from Bradford, Vermont. Wagonmaker. He and wife went to Rollin, Michigan, and then to Prarie du Sac, Wisconsin. Family traces ancestry back to Philip Tabor, who come to Massachusetts in 1635. |
| Mother: | Caroline Cecelia, came from Bradford, Vermont; d. 16 Feb 1908 |
| Sister: | Helen Josephine (b. Rollin, Mich., m. W. H. Littell of Independence, Iowa) |
| Brother: | Frank H. Tabor, b. Prairie du Sac, Wisc.;d. 31 Dec. 1878; m. 1874 to Florence Bowen (d. 22 Jan 1879). Both died from diptheria. |
| Spouse: | WILKENSON, Abigail H., d. 14 May 1902 |
| Marriage: | 26 July, 1873 |
| Name: | TAMM, John H. |
| Residence: | Denison |
| Occupation: | Merchant, Salesman |
| Birth: | 14 Apr 1865, Clinton County, IA |
| Father: | Henry Tamm, b. Germany, d. age 47, (Emigrated U.S. age 18) |
| Mother: | Catharine Stoltenberg, b. Germany (Living in Ida Grove) |
| Siblings: | Charles; Edward (both live near Schleswig). |
| Paternal Grandfather: | Mr. Tamm, b. Germany; d. age 65 (blacksmith). Children: Henry, Fred, Anna and Dora came to US; two remained in Germany |
| Maternal Grandparents: | Peter and Betty Stoltenberg (Crawford Co., IA). Children: Catharine; Henry, Bertha (m. John Johann, Davenport, IA), William |
| Spouse: | HILBERT, Orville, b. Clinton County, IA |
| Marriage: | 8 Jun. 1892 |
| Spouse Parents: | Hans Hilbert (b. Iowa) and Lena Paulman (b. Germany) |
| Spouse Siblings: | Ferdinand, William, Alfred, Minnie |
| Name: | TEBBE, Henry |
| Note: | SEE biography of his brother John Tebbe |
| Residence: | Hanover Twp |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Birth: | 27 Nov 1847, Germany. Came to Clinton Co IA 1874 with parents |
| Father: | Albert Tebbe of Germany. Was agriculturist in Germany. Came to Clinton Co IA 1874; d. 1894. |
| Mother: | Henrietta Tebbe (no maiden name given) of Germany. Came to Clinton Co IA 1874; d. abt 1890 |
| Siblings: | John (farmer, Crawford Co), Elizabeth (m. George Busch, Clinton Co IA), Anna (m. Henry Busch, Clinton Co IA), Minnie (m. William Kuehn of Clinton Co IA); Matilda (m. August Keuhl, Clinton Co IA), Christina (m. Leonhard Zogg, Wisconsin) |
| Spouse: | WIESE, Sophia; b. 13 Sep 1863, Germany |
| Marriage: | 25 Feb 1885 |
| Children: | Elizabeth (d. as infant), Matilda (d. as infant), John (d. as infant), Albert W. (b. 15 March 1887; lives at home) |
| Spouse Parents: | William Wiese, came to Clinton Co IA 1883 (d. 1909) and Elizabeth Stoelk, came to Clinton Co IA 1883 (d. 1906). Both are buried in German Lutheran Cemetery in Denison |
| Spouse Siblings: | Elizabeth (m. Ernest Steffen, AR), Christina (m. Louis Dorale, Wyoming IA), Henry (d. in Germany). |
| Note: | Lutheran |
| Name: | TEBBE, John |
| Note: | SEE biography of his brother Henry Tebbe |
| Residence: | Paradise Twp. |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Birth: | 16 March 1850, Rhine Province, Germany, emigrated to the USA 1875 |
| Father: | Albert Tebbe (d. 12 May 1894, Clinton Co., IA), b. Rhine Province, Germany, emigrated to the USA 1875 |
| Mother: | Henrietta Tebbe (d. 30 July,1890, Clinton Co., IA), b. Rhine Province, Germany, emigrated to the USA 1875 |
| Siblings: | Henry, Elizabeth (m. George Bush; Lost Nation, IA), Anna (m. Henry Bush; Jackson Co., IA) Minnie (m. William Kuhn; Clinton Co., IA) Matilda ( m. August Kuehl; Clinton Co., IA), Christina (m. Leonard Zogg; Genow, Wisc.) |
| Spouse: | TEBBE, Johanna |
| Marriage: | 1881 |
| Children: | Anna, (d) Emma (m.Jurgen Detlefsen), Albert, Christina, Herman, Elizabeth (d), George. |
| Name: | TELLGREN, C. J. |
| Residence: | Kiron |
| Occupation: | Wagon & Repair shop keeper (formerly farmer) |
| Birth: | 30 Jan 1862, Sweden |
| Father: | G. F. Tellgren, b. Scandanavia; d. 21 Mar 1908. Emigrated to US in 1885 |
| Mother: | Elizabeth Katherine , (b. Scandanavia, now resides Crawford Co. age 75) |
| Siblings: | Andrew (d.); O. F. (Crawford Co.); Enoch (Ida Co.); Alfred (Crawford Co.) |
| Spouse: | SWANSON, Matilda |
| Marriage: | 3 Jul. 1889 |
| Children: | Maud T.; Anna V.; Minnie M. |
| Spouse Parents: | Mr. and Mrs. Swan Nelson, Sweden |
| Name: | THEOBALD, William A. |
| Residence: | Nishnabotny Twp. |
| Occupation: | Stock feeder |
| Born: | 14 Jan, 1854; Middleberry, Iowa Twp., Wisc. |
| Father: | Robert Theobald, b. England; d. 1900 Crawford Co.; emigrated age 12; locating on Prince Edward's Island till 1848, then moved to Middleberry, Wi; 1871 moved to Crawford Co.. Spouse 1: Sophia Goldsmith, m. Prince Edward's Island, d. Wisconsin; |
| Mother: | Isabelle Bernard, b. Prince Edward's Island, m. Wisconsin; second spouse of Robert Theobald |
| Siblings: | Jane (m. Ed Pennison, Defiance, Ia); Sophia (m. Joseph Slagg, North Dakota); Phyliss (m. Addison Morgan, Manilla, Ia); James (d. infancy); Delia (m. Flecther Dyson, Boone Ia); Edward (Manilla, Ia) |
| Step Siblings: | William (d. infancy) |
| Spouse: | McCLOUD, Christina, b. Nova Scotia |
| Marriage: | 1882 |
| Children: | Maybell Eliza (teacher), Forester M., Ravina, Herbert Alfred, Margaret, Edward Henry, R. Fred, Blanche, and Beulah all at home. |
| Note: | Christina McCloud, was a teacher in Crawford County, at time of marriage. |
| Name: | THIEDEMAN, Julius C. |
| Residence: | Hayes Twp |
| Occupation: | farmer |
| Birth: | 17 March 1878, Hayes Twp |
| Father: | Claus Thiedeman (b. Germany; m. Germany; emigrated 1871/72, Scott Co., IA, then Crawford, near West Side, farmer) |
| Mother: | Margaret Gruenwaldt (b. Germany) |
| Siblings: | Anna (m. John Hogge, West Side); Dora (m. Herman Hogge, SD); Louis, Charles (home farm); Ella (m. Henry Barnhoff, West Side) |
| Spouse: | KRUSE, Anna |
| Marriage: | 1902 |
| Children: | Harold, Gilbert (d.) Velma |
| Spouse Father: | Otto Kruse |
| Religion: | Lutheran |
| Name: | THOMPSON, Silas |
| Residence: | Nishnabotny Twp. |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Birth: | 25 July 1852, near Davenport, IA |
| Father: | Montgomery Thompson, b. Thompsontown, PA; m. 1849, Scott Co., IA; d. 1901, buried in Manilla, IA. He remarried unnamed spouse after Rachael died in 1865. |
| Mother: | Rachael Lease, b. Stark Co., Ohio; d. 28 July 1865, Scott Co., IA; buried in Allen's Grove cemetery |
| Great Great Grandfather: | emigrated from Scotland to America during Colonial days and locating in Pennsylvania |
| Siblings: | A. C. (Marshalltown, IA), Robert H. (Nishnabotny Twp.), Victoria J. (m. T. J. Campbell) |
| Step Siblings: | Children of Montgomery Thompson's second marriage: Montgomery C. (Burlington Junction, Missouri), Harriet May (m. A. M. Collins; Riverside, CA) |
| Spouse: | MOWRY, Eshter A. of Clinton, IA |
| Marriage: | 6 Jan. 1877 |
| Children: | Grace Eleanor (m. O. A. Logue; Martinsville, Illinois), Dawn Ethel (m. W. C. Goodnough; Centralia, Washington), H. S. (at home) |
| Name: | TRYON, J. H. |
| Residence: | Manilla (previously Vigo Co., IN; Shelby Co., IA) |
| Occupation: | Building Contractor |
| Birth: | 13 Aug 1852, Terra Haute, IN |
| Father: | Noah J. Tryon (b. IN or OH; m. Vigo Co., IN; d. 1873; buried in Vigo Co., IN) |
| Mother: | Elizabeth Jane Smith (b. Mercer Co. KY; d. 1894, Defiance, IA)) |
| Maternal Grandfather: | John Wesley Smith |
| Siblings: | Amanda (d.); John Wesley (d.) William (d.); Cynthia Ellen (d.); Albert Riley; Agnes (d.) Mahlon B. (d.); Katherine (m. John Alman Dunham); Noah J. (d.) |
| Spouse: | SMITH, Elizabeth Jane (b. Vigo Co. IN) |
| Marriage: | Vigo Co. IN |
| Children: | Claude Orval (m. 1908, Hazel May DeWitt; Child: Merle); Rula A.; Charley A.; Bertha Ethel (m. G. J. Disburg; Children: Georgia Elizabeth, Gilbert James); one other (d. in infancy) |
| V SURNAMES | |
| Name: | VAN NESS, Walter Crosby (Professor) |
| Residence: | Denison |
| Occupation: | Principal, Denison Normal and Business College |
| Birth: | 7 Oct 1854, Perry, Lake Co., Ohio |
| Father: | James Van Ness, b. NY state, d. 1909, Lake Co., Ohio, age 75 |
| Mother: | Laura Ann Cook, b. NY state |
| Paternal Grandfather: | Caleb Van Ness. One living child: Henry Van Ness of Perry, Lake Co., Ohio |
| Maternal Grandparents: | Joseph Cook (b. 1 Apr 1800; d. 13 Sept 1844) and Nancy Richmond |
| Children of Paternal Grandparents: | Joseph W., Nancy J., Jehial P., Laura Ann, Colonel B., Susan Marie, James B. (1st), James B. (2nd), Cynthia R., Benjamin A., Martha Amelia, Emma A. |
| Siblings: | Eugenia (d. child), Emogene (m. D. J. Webb; Perry, Ohio) |
| Spouse: | WEBB, Ida R., b. Lake Co., Ohio |
| Marriage: | 27 June 1883 |
| Children: | Grace R., Loretta I. (Denison), Irene L., Hubert J. |
| Spouse Parents: | Wilford Webb (d. age 70) and Wilhelmina Champion, both b. Schoharie Co., NY |
| Spouse Siblings: | Delbert J., Carrie (d.) |
| Name: | VAUGHAN; Raymond E. |
| Residence: | Schleswig |
| Occupation: | Editor and Publisher-Schleswig Leader (previously railroad worker; printer) |
| Birth: | 20 Jan 1890, Jasper, MN |
| Father: | L. M. Vaughan (b. OH) |
| Mother: | Anna York (b. Grant Co. WI; d. 26 Aug 1906) |
| Siblings: | Harry L.; Laura (d. age 14); one other (d. infancy) |
| Name: | VERNON, Albert |
| Residence: | Stockholm Twp. |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Birth: | 5 May 1862, Jones Co., IA |
| Father: | Edward Vernon, b. England; d. 15 March 1894, Stockholm Twp., abt. age 70 |
| Mother: | Bridget Flaherty, b. Ireland; d. Oct 1904, age 80 |
| Siblings: | Mary (d. infancy), David (Okla.), Ellen (m. Patrick Keeney; Vail, IA), Alice (twin of Albert, m. James Aldridge; S. Dak.) |
| Spouse: | HILL, Margaret (Maggie), |
| Marriage: | 25 Feb. 1895 |
| Children: | Edward Francis (b. 22 Dec 1896), James (d. age 8) |
| Spouse Parents: | Michael Hill (b. Ireland; d.) and Margaret Brady (b. Ireland; living in Vail, IA) |
| Spouse Siblings: | John (d.), Frank (d.), Michael (S. Dak.), Catharine (m. Benjamin Finnerty; Omaha), James (Vail, IA), Mary Ann (m. William De Vine; Okla.), Susan (m. M. J. Kane; Vail, IA), Bernard (Vail, IA), John (d.), Ella (d.), Sarah (d.), William (Boyer, IA) |
| Name: | VOGT, Emil |
| Residence: | Crawford |
| Occupation: | farmer |
| Birth: | 11 July 1878, IL |
| Father: | Henry Vogt (b. Germany, emigrated 1874, IL, IA) |
| Mother: | Elizabeth Jocks, (b. Germany) |
| Siblings: | William (Crawford) John (Crawford) Annie (m. John Hildebrandt, Crawford); Alvina (m. William Hildebrandt); Elizabeth (m. Fred Fredrick, Hanover twp); Henry (Crawford); Emma (Crawford); Alvina--the first of that name-- (d.); Ella (d.) |
| Spouse: | FREDRICKSEN, Helena (b. 17 April, 1881, Illinois) |
| Marriage: | 12 June 1901 |
| Children: | Elizabeth C. A. (b 12 July 1902); Minnie H (b 25 June 1904); Edna M (b 8 April 1906) |
| Spouse Parents: | Fred Fredricksen (b. Germany); Christina Steffen (b. Germany); m. IL |
| Spouse Siblings: | first child (d. infant); Charles, Fred, Henry, Gill (Crawford); Mary (at home) |
| Name: | VOLLERSEN, Christ P |
| Residence: | Dow City |
| Occupation: | Grain and live-stock business |
| Birth: | 10 January 1867, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany |
| Father: | Christ Vollersen, b. and d. Germany |
| Mother: | Christina Inguersen, b. and d. Germany |
| Siblings: | Samuel (Germany); Mary (Duluth, MN); Nicholas (Ricketts, IA), Ingburg (Chicago); Paul (Germany) and Christina (Mineola, IA). |
| Spouse: | PETERSON, Eliza; b. Schleswig-Holstein, Germany |
| Marriage: | About 1892 |
| Children: | Christina, Emma, Minnie, Henry, and Mary (all at home) |
| Affiliations: | German Lutheran Church, democratic party, past school director |
| Name: | VOLLERSEN, I. N. |
| Residence: | Charter Oak (emigrated to US March 1882) |
| Occupation: | Manager, Green Bay Lumber Yard; Farmer (Battle Creek, IA, Hand Co. SD, Rickets, IA); and 1/3 owner hardware and implement store, Battle Creek, IA |
| Birth: | 18 Jun 1865, Hogel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany |
| Father: | Christopher Vollersen (b. Germany; d. 1881) |
| Mother: | Christina Ingwersen (b. Germany; d. 1880) |
| Siblings: | Mary (widow of J. H. Sorgenfrei); C. P.; Ingeburg (m. Peter J. Petersen); Christina (m. Rev. Otto Fitzler); Paul H. (Germany); Henry (d.); Matilda (d.) |
| Spouse: | TEBBE, Christina (b. Dec 1864, Scott Co. IA) |
| Marriage: | 20 Feb 1885 |
| Children: | Christopher H. (b. 1 Jan 1886; m. Freda Voss; Battle Creek, IA); Anna C. (b. 26 Feb 1887; m. Louis E. Haag; Winner, SD) |
| Spouse Parents: | Herman Tebbe (b. Germany; d. 1897) and Anna Graff (b. Germany; d. 1903) |
| Spouse Siblings: | Herman; Hannah (m. John Tebbe); Emma (m. William Keuhl); Clara (m. Herman Kramer); |
| Name: | VORE, L. A. |
| Residence: | Dow City |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Birth: | 25 May 1858, Union twp. |
| Father: | R. Vore, b. Athens county Ohio. m. 1855 |
| Mother: | Anna Eliza Whaley, b. Athens county Ohio. d. 20 Jan 1911, IA |
| Siblings: | Ellen (m. A. P. Lyman; Oklahoma), Charles (d.), Pearl (Spring Lake, Texas), Fred (Nebraska). |
| Spouse: | BUSS, Lydia |
| Marriage: | 1884 |
| Children: | Nellie (m. Isaac Gardner, Topeka Kansas), Susie, Pearl, Hattie, and Charles. |
| Name: | VOSGERAU, Otto Henry |
| Residence: | Stockholm Twp. |
| Occupation: | Manager of Der Crawford County Demokrat. |
| Birth: | 17 October 1886, Stockholm twp. |
| Father: | Henry Vosgerau, b. 1834, Schleswig-Holstein; d. 9 Oct 1910 Sac Co., IA |
| Mother: | Elise Kreuger, living in Crawford Co. |
| Siblings: | Seven, five survive |
| Spouse: | BOETTGER, Margaret, native of Goodrich twp |
| Marriage: | 28 July 1909 |
| Children: | Lucille H. (b. 23 Oct 1910) |
| Spouse Parents: | Fred Boettger, mother (d). |
| Name: | VOSS, Charles L. (C. L.)  Photo |
| Residence: | Denison |
| Occupation: | Cashier, Bank of Denison; IA real estate buyer/seller; abstractor; bookkeeper |
| Birth: | 19 Oct 1867, Freeport IL |
| Father: | Henry Voss (b. Abt. 1837, Holstein, Germany; d. Jan 1908, Freeport IL), merchandiser |
| Mother: | Catherine Maurer (b. Alsace, Germany) Resides in Freeport IL |
| Siblings: | Lucy (Freeport IL), Josephine (m. Frank Miller; Norway, IA), the following all in Freeport IL: Emma, Matilda, Jacob, Kathryn, and Daniel |
| Paternal Grandfather: | Unnamed (b. Germany; d. Germany). |
| Maternal Grandparents: | Daniel Maurer (b. Germany) and Catherine (b. Germany) Children: Catherine; Jacob; Lucy; Carolina |
| Spouse: | GULICK, Gertrude (b. Denison) |
| Marriage: | 2 Oct. 1895 |
| Children: | Eugene Loyal |
| Spouse Parents: | Eugene Gulick, Denison. SEE his biography. |
| Religion: | Methodist |
| Note: | Henry Voss wounded as member of Union Army |
| W SURNAMES | |
| Name | WALSH, John T. |
| Residence | West Side Twp. |
| Occupation | farmer |
| Birth | 10 June 1869 Livingston Co., Illinois |
| Father | James E. Walsh; b. Ireland. Emigrated in 1850. |
| Mother | Honora Breen, b. Ireland (m. Illinois and have 4 children) |
| Spouse | COUGHLIN, Alice; b. Canada |
| Marriage | 21 May 1907 |
| Children | Maurice Francis Carroll (b.19 Oct. 1909), James P. (b. 17 April 1910; d. 6 July following) |
| Spouse Parents | Patrick Coughlin (b. Ireland) and Mary Quinn (b. Canada). They had 11 chlidren. |
| Name: | WALTERS, David |
| Residence: | Paradise twp |
| Occupation: | Farmer; miner in Wales; stationary engine operator in PA |
| Birth: | 23 Apr 1841, Wales |
| Father: | John Walters (b. Wales; d. 1887 in Brookville OH), coal miner |
| Mother: | Elizabeth Richards (b. Wales; d. Crawford Co., 1891) |
| Siblings: | Margaret (m. Alex Allen, Oliver Springs, TN); Thomas (Florence CO); Samuel (New Castle, CO); John (Palmer NE); James(d.); William (d.) |
| Spouse: | MORGANS, Elizabeth (b. Wales) |
| Marriage: | 1880 |
| Children: | Anna (m. Carl Nicholson, Bloomfield NE); others at home: David J.; William T.; and Bessie |
| Spouse Parents: | John Morgans (b. Wales; d. 1889, Reynoldsville PA) and Hannah Davis (b. Wales; d. 1878) |
| Spouse Siblings: | John (d. 1878); Thomas (Franklin PA) |
| Religion: | Baptist |
| Note: | John Walters emigrated to Danville PA, in 1853 and moved to Fallbrook PA in 1860. John & Hannah Morgans emigrated to Brookville OH in 1872. |
| Name: | WATERHOUSE, George S., (M. D.) |
| Residence: | Charter Oak |
| Occupation: | Physician and Surgeon, M.D. from State Univ. at Iowa City |
| Birth: | 9 Jan 1870, Dubuque, IA |
| Father: | George Waterhouse, b. 1841, London, England; m. 1865; d. 14 June 1909; emigrated to US 1856 to Dubuque, IA. |
| Mother: | Mary Armstrong, b. 1853, in north of Ireland; living in Farley, IA |
| Siblings: | William H. (Oakland, CA), D. A. (Charter Oak), Alice (m. Charles Freeman; Farley, IA), Joseph E. (Greeley, Colo.), J. E. (Lansing, IA), Madge (Farley, IA) |
| Spouse: | DICKINSEN, Emma, of Clinton, IA. Parents were Mr. and Mrs. Stroud who died during her infancy and she was adopted by her grandparents and she took their name of Dickinsen. |
| Marriage: | 2 July 1895 |
| Children: | Lucille M., 2 others (d.) |
| Spouse Parents: | Mr. and Mrs. Stroud |
| Spouse Grandmother: | Mrs. Emily Dickinsen, age 80 |
| Name: | WEBERG, P. W. |
| Residence: | Denison |
| Occupation: | Farmer and Stockraiser (614 acres in Otter Creek Twp and Stockholm Twp and 200 acres in Denison) |
| Birth: | 13 Jan 1854, Sweden (emigrated to US 1867) |
| Father: | Not Named (d. age 76) |
| Mother: | Not Named (d. age 74) |
| Siblings: | Anna (widow of Peter Larsen); Christina (widow of E. W. Anderson); Larson; Lydia (m. Andrew Larson); Inez (m. N. A. Christensen) |
| Spouse 1: | LARSON, Bertha (d. 1885) |
| Spouse 2: | RODINE, Lottie |
| Children with Spouse 2: | Earl DeWitt; Ralph Waldo; Percy Bryan; Peter Carroll |
| Spouse 2 Parents: | N. F. Rodine and Ingred (d. 13 Feb 1907). By his first wife, Sophia, Mr. Rodine had children: Matilda and the following all deceased, Caroline, John, Carl, Maud, John Abel, Maria, and Charlotta. |
| Name: | WEEKS, A. C. |
| Residence: | Denison |
| Occupation: | City marshal; street commissioner; dray business owner; farm hand |
| Birth: | 12 Apr 1852, Cedar Co., IA |
| Father: | L. A. Weeks (b. Pennsylvania; d. 1897, Kansas). Spouse 2: Unnamed |
| Mother: | Elizabeth Rigby (b. Ohio; d. 13 Apr, 1861, Cedar county IA) |
| Siblings: | Leroy T. (Sabula IA); Alice M. (m. S. E. Day, Sabula IA); O. W. (Vancouver WA). |
| Half Siblings: | From 2nd marriage of L. A. Weeks: Clifford (Kansas); Sylvia (m. Zene Smith, Salem OR) |
| Spouse: | KALB, Elmira Elizabeth (b. 1853, Cedar county IA) |
| Marriage: | 13 Apr. 1875 |
| Children: | Hattie A. (b. 31 Aug 1876; m. Ray D Garrison, Grand Junction CO); G.D. (b. 17 Nov 1878, Cedar Co. IA; lives in Springfield MO); Jessie (b. 13 Apr 1883; m. Francis J. Gable, Lincoln NE); Lucas (Monett, MO) |
| Spouse Parents: | George Kalb (b. Ohio, living in OK) and Dorcas (b. Ohio; d. 1900) |
| Religion: | Methodist |
| Name: | WEISS, Jacob |
| Residence: | Denison Twp. |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Birth: | 25 March 1860, Germany |
| Father: | George Weiss, d. 1894, Crawford Co., age 76; emigrated to US 1880 |
| Mother: | Madelaine Feuerbach, d. Germany |
| Spouse: | BACHMANN, Rosa |
| Marriage: | 14 Nov 1883 |
| Children: | George, Albert, John, Emily, Matilda, Edward (d.), Annie, Martha, August (d.), Ruth, Clara, Marie, Theodore, Walter, Elizabeth |
| Name: | WHITE, Clark W. |
| Residence: | Westside Twp. |
| Occupation: | Farmer, stock-raising |
| Born: | 16 May, 1858 McHenry Co., Illinois |
| Father: | Benjamin White; b. England, d. November ,1908, emigrated in 1856, moved to Crawford Co. in 1872; |
| Mother: | Elizabeth Whimble; b. England, d. 1903, emigrated in 1856 |
| Siblings: | There were seven children in this family, all of whom are deceased except the subject of this review. |
| Spouse: | TEFFT, Ada; b. 25 Dec.,1867, Richmond, Illinois |
| Marriage: | 23 Feb, 1887 |
| Children: | Beulah B.; Howard; Leslie (b. 7 May, 1898, d. 7 Sept., 1898); Evelyn L. |
| Spouse Father: | C. H. Tefft (b. Rhode Island; d. Illinois) and Mary Churchill (b. New York State; d. Illinois) |
| Spouse Siblings: | Charles: & two other children who are deceased; |
| Name: | WICHMANN, Marcus |
| Residence: | Charter Oak |
| Occupation: | Saloon keeper; former milkman and farmer |
| Birth: | 27 Sep 1865 Germany; emigrated 1887 to Chicago; 1892 to Crawford; also lived Monona Co. |
| Father: | Henry Wichman (b. Germany; d. 1908 Germany) |
| Mother: | Charlotte Schmidt (b. Germany; d. 1870 Germany) |
| Siblings: | Christina (m. Frederick Westfall, Germany) |
| Spouse: | FRAASA, Magdalena (b. 18 Aug 1871 Germany) |
| Marriage: | in early manhood |
| Children: | Henry (b. 19 Jul 1887; lives Monona Co; married); George (b. 17 Mar 1889); William (b. 24 Oct 1891); Fred (b. 11 Nov 1893); Dora (b. 10 Nov 1898); Herman (b. 12 Jul 1900). |
| Spouse Parents: | Max Fraasa and Marie Hechen (both b. and d. Germany) |
| Spouse Siblings: | Katrina (m. Claus Bratencheon, Germany); Christ (d). |
| Church Affiliation: | German Lutheran |
| Name: | WIEMER, Henry R. Photo |
| Residence: | Willow twp |
| Occupation: | farmer |
| Birth: | 28 Feb 1858, Burlington, IA |
| Death: | 6 Jan. 1901, Willow twp |
| Father: | Henry Wiemer (b. Germany of nobility; m. Burlington, IA; d.) |
| Mother: | Helen Lambach (b. Germany; d.) |
| Siblings: | Ludwig, Lizzie, Laura, Helen, Bertha, Emma |
| Spouse: | LAMBACH, Ida (b. LeClaire, IA) |
| Marriage: | Aug 1880 |
| Children: | Frederick (m. Mary Shuipeter, home farm); Henry (m. Nellie Fritz, home farm); Frank (home); Patsy (d.); Lulu (home) |
| Spouse Parents: | Frederick Lambach (b. Germany; d. Texas 1897) and Sophia Puls (b. Germany; d. 1901) |
| Spouse Siblings: | Gustave (Boise City, ID); Frederick (Doctor, Davenport, IA); Robert (d.) |
| Religion: | Lutheran |
| Name: | WIESE, C. H. |
| Residence: | Washington Twp. |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Birth: | 22 Mar 1862, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany |
| Father: | John Henry Wiese, d. 1904, Westside, IA |
| Mother: | Margaret Katrina Ghoul, d. 1885, Crawford Co. |
| Siblings: | Ida (m. in Germany), John (Omaha, Neb.), 2 others (d.) |
| Spouse: | SCHMAHL, Katrina, b. 14 Feb 1865, Schleswig-Holstein |
| Marriage: | 22 March 1885 |
| Children: | Minnie (m. Detlef Peterson; Washington Twp.), Emil, Bridget, Emma, Ida, Florence, Etta, Elsie |
| Spouse Parents: | Kai Schmahl (d.) and Katrina Mueller (Germany) |
| Spouse Siblings: | Sophia (m. Otto Passick; Carroll Co., IA) |
| Name: | WIGGINS, Willis H. |
| Residence: | Dow City |
| Occupation: | Merchant |
| Born: | 12 May 1872, Union Township |
| Father: | M. G. Wiggins (Dow City) |
| Mother: | Sarah Hayes |
| Spouse: | GRIFFIN, Kate E. |
| Marriage: | 6 February, 1901 |
| Children: | John and Martin |
| Spouse Parents: | Mr. and Mrs. John Griffen of near Buck Grove, IA |
| Affiliations: | Methodist Episcopal Church, Republican Party, Past Township Treasurer |
| Name: | WILKEN, A. F. |
| Residence: | West Side Twp. |
| Occupation: | farming and livestock |
| Born: | 29 March, 1852, Holstein, Germany |
| Father: | A. Wilken, b. Germany; stayed in Germany |
| Mother: | Mary, b. Germany; stayed in Germany |
| Siblings: | Henry (justice of peace, Germany); Johannas (Germany); Caroline (Germany) |
| Spouse: | EVES, Louise |
| Marriage: | 1879, in Germany |
| Children: | Hans (Crawford Co); Otto (West Side Twp.) Agness (m. Alfred Casperson, Crawford Co); Elsie (at home, teacher); Henry (at home); Emma (at college in Storm Lake, IA); Frank (at home) |
| Note: | A. F. Wilken emigrated at age 27. |
| Name | WITT, Fritz |
| Residence | Schleswig |
| Occupation | retired farmer |
| Birth | 4 Nov. 1847 Germany. Emigrated in 1870. |
| Father | Carl Witt; d. Germany |
| Mother | Joanna Esmark; d. Germany |
| Siblings | Sophia (m. Hans Kruse), Louisa (d.), Johanna (m. Carl Staak, Germany), Christina (d.), Maria (d., m. Rudolph Lehfrerdt), Carlotta (m. Frtiz Hensen, Germany), Carl |
| Spouse | OHL, Johanna of Otter Creek Twp. |
| Marriage | 6 January 1875 |
| Children | Emma (d., m. Amos Hollander), Ludwick, Christina (m. John Krohnke), Amanda (m. William Schmidt), Benjamin, Ella (m. Paul F. Wilson, Omaha) |
| Spouse Parents | Ernest Ohl and Delside Dibbern |
| Spouse Siblings | August, William, Amil (Blue Island, lLL), Margaret (m. Carl Schreder), Matilda (m. Herman Framberg, Chicago), Christina (m. Jurgen Schroeder) |
| Name: | WRIGHT, Alfred |
| NOTE: | See biography of his brother William T. Wright |
| Residence: | Denison |
| Occupation: | Manager, Green Bay Lumber Company; teacher |
| Birth: | 8 Oct 1868, Waverly IA |
| Father: | William Wright, (b. Abt. 1824, England; d. 1900, Denison). |
| Mother: | Rachel Smith, (b. England; d. 1910) |
| Siblings: | William T. (Denison), Leighton (Denison) |
| Paternal Grandfather: | Unnamed grandfather Wright (b. England) and Unnamed Eldershore (b. England). He a merchant. Children: John, Richard, William, George, Thomas |
| Maternal Grandfather: | James Junea Smith (manufacturer of sauces & pickles in England). Children: James, Zealing, Rachel |
| Maternal Grandmother: | Rachel Eldershore. Spouse 2: Mr. Reynolds, Philadelphia PA Children: Margaret |
| Spouse: | KELLY, Margaret (b. Crawford Co.) |
| Marriage: | 12 June, 1909 |
| Spouse Parents: | John Kelly & Bridget Rasp |
| Religion: | Alfred, Episcopal; Margaret, Roman Catholic |
| Note: | William Wright emigrated to US in 1848, architect in Baltimore MD, Episcopal minister in IA, served in Civil War, and came to Denison in 1876. William Wright and wife were missionaries to Africa |
| Name: | WRIGHT, William T.; M.D. |
| NOTE: | See biography of his brother Alfred Wright |
| Residence: | Denison |
| Occupation: | Doctor |
| Birth: | 1 Sept 1856, Lewes, DE |
| Father: | William Wright (b. London; d. 1900, Denison, age 76; emigrated 1850,Baltimore) |
| Mother: | Rachel Weld Smith (b. London; d. March 1910, age 81) |
| Siblings: | John (d.), Mary (d.), Robert (d.), Leighton(Denison); Alfred (Denison) |
| Paternal Grandfather: | Unnamed grandfather Wright (b. England) and Unnamed Eldershore (b. England). He a merchant. Children: John, Richard, William, George, Thomas |
| Maternal Grandfather: | James Juneau Smith (England); Spouse 1: Unnamed Eldershore. Child: Eliza. Spouse 2. Rachel Eldershore (sister of Spouse 1); Children James, Yealing, Rachel |
| Maternal Grandmother: | Rachel Eldershore. Spouse 2: Mr. Reynolds, Philadelphia PA Children: Margaret |
| Spouse: | BRIGHAM, Florence M. (Boston, MA) |
| Marriage: | 22 Oct. 1891 |
| Children: | Winifred Weld, Alma Lucile, Alice Edna |
| Spouse Parents: | J. B. Brigham, (b. VT; d. Ute, IA 1890, age 75) and Julia Fuller (b. VT; d. NY) |
| Religion: | Episcopal |
| Y SURNAME | |
| Name: | YOUNG, J. M. (M. D.) |
| Residence: | Vail |
| Occupation: | Physician; State Medical College of Omaha, 1898 |
| Birth: | 27 Sept 1869, Greene Co., IA |
| Father: | Thomas Young; b. South Carolina; d. 2 June 1882 |
| Mother: | Jane Burke; b. Iowa; d. Sept 1872 |
| Siblings: | William (physician; Jefferson, IA), Emma (m. Daniel Beterbenner; Alliance, Neb.), Eva (m. William Elmore; Alliance, Neb.), one other (d.) |
| Spouse: | LUNDY, May, of Jamaica, IA |
| Marriage: | 6 March, 1901 |
| Spouse Parents: | T. C. Lundy (b. Ohio) and Mattie Harrison (b. Alabama), both living in Coon Rapids, IA, where he is bank cashier |
| Spouse Siblings: | six |
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