WI BIO - Dane Co - KLUBERTANZ, John Thomas
Biographical Review of Dane County, WI. Chicago: Biographical Review Pub. Co. 
1893, Vol I, p 217

John Thomas KLUBERTANZ, deceased, was born in Hampden, Columbia County, WI, 
17 Mar 1847, a son of John S. KLUBERTANZ. The latter came by sailing vessel 
from Bayern to America, and after landing in NY, went immediately to 
Milwaukee, WI, thence on foot to Hampden, Columbia County, where he took up 
Government land, paying ten shillings per acre. John S. KLUBERTANZ had 
eleven children. 

John Thomas KLUBERTANZ received a limited education, and remained at home 
until twenty-one years of age. He then worked at different places for a 
time, spent thirteen years on a farm at East Bristol, and then bought and 
improved the place of 160 acres, which his widow still owns. His death 
occurred on this farm on 18 Apr 1892, and he was buried in the Catholic 
cemetery.

John Thomas KLUBERTANZ was married on 12 Oct 1875 to Catharina WOLFERT, who 
was born in Kewaunee, Kewaunee County, WI, 30 Sep 1854. Her parents came 
from Wurtemburg, Germany, to America in 1848, settling in Brown County, WI. 
Her father died 02 Dec 1885, aged seventy years, eleven months and seventeen 
days. Her mother, born 15 May 1816, is still living. Mr. and Mrs. WOLFERT 
were the parents of three children: Margareth, born 13 Jun 1851, wife of 
Joseph METZLER, of Brown County, WI; Catharina, wife of our subject; and 
Andrew WOLFERT, born 23 Nov 1858, married and living at Iron Mountain 
[Dickinson County], MI.

Mr. and Mrs. John Thomas KLUBERTANZ had nine children: (1) Henry, born 17 
Jun 1876, who died 26 Jul 1876, aged five weeks; (2) John Albert, born 29 
Jun 1877; (3) Joseph Martin, born 10 Mar 1879; (4) Anna Apollonia, born 03 
Jan 1881, residing at home; (5) Anna Margaret, born 08 Feb 1883, died 13 Jun 
1886; (6) Frank Clemens, born 01 Apr 1885; (7) Antoni Joseph, born 18 Mar 
1887; (8) Anna Catharina, born 14 Sep 1889; and (9) Mary Florentina, born 
21 Mar 1892. With the assistance of her sons Mrs. KLUBERTANZ has continued 
the management of the farm since her husband's death. He was an industrious, 
hard working man, and was respected by all who knew him.

Submitted by Cathy Kubly