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Obituary - From the Fond du Lac
Commonwealth Reporter - Dated: 8-23-1954
KANZENBACH, MRS. BERTHA |
Compiled from St. Matthew Parish Records;
St. Matthew Cemetery Records; St. Matthew's Tombstone Inscriptions;
various biographies of Fond du Lac County; 1850, 1860, and 1870 census
records of Fond du Lac County townships of Ashford, Auburn, Eden and
Osceola .
KATEN, PATRICK born 11 Nov 1819, died June 1894 at age 68; he married Mary, born 10 March 1810 and she died 24 July 1896. The 1855 state census indicates 3 males and 3 females in their household In the 1870 agricultural census they are listed as owning 160 acres, of which 70 acres were cleared for production. He owned 3 cows, and 3 horses, as well as 4 head of young stock. He also had 60 sheep and 50 pigs, a rather large number for that day and time. For crops he had harvested 500 bu. wheat, 200 bu. Indian corn and 150 bu. oats. He had 250 lb. Of butter and 30 tons of hay. They were the parents of: William, 9 Dec 1852 - 21 Oct 1921 Hannah, 29 March 1854 - 29 Aug 1897, at age 38 Margaret, 16 Sept 1855 - 28 Dec 1922 . |
Obituary - From the Fond du Lac
Commonwealth Reporter - Dated: 8-23-1954
KENNEDY, WILLIAM P. |
Compiled from St. Matthew Parish Records;
St. Matthew Cemetery Records; St. Matthew's Tombstone Inscriptions;
various biographies of Fond du Lac County; 1850, 1860, and 1870 census
records of Fond du Lac County townships of Ashford, Auburn, Eden and
Osceola .
KENNEY, PATRICK born 1825, married Nancy Rodgers (born 1836) and they were the parents of" Mary J. born 23 Oct and bapt 13 Nov. 1870 Francis J., born 12 May and bapt 1 June 1873. Patrick Kenney died 5 March 1876, age 55. |
Obituary - From the Fond du Lac
Commonwealth Reporter - Dated: 9-5-1910
KENYON, WALLACE S. |
Obituary - From the Fond du Lac
Commonwealth Reporter - Dated: 6-20-1910
KERSTEN, LEONA G. |
Compiled from St. Matthew Parish Records;
St. Matthew Cemetery Records; St. Matthew's Tombstone Inscriptions;
various biographies of Fond du Lac County; 1850, 1860, and 1870 census
records of Fond du Lac County townships of Ashford, Auburn, Eden and
Osceola .
KLOTZ, JOHANNA (nee Schneller); Johanna was born 24 Oct 1810 in Austria and in 1839 she married Ignatius Klotz, born 10 Sept 1803, the son of Nicholas and Maria Friedle Klotz. Ignatius was orphaned at a young age, but managed to educate himself. In his early life he was a shoemaker, later becoming a contractor and builder. The Schneller family originated in Untergiblen, Lech Tal, Bei Peute, Austria, and when the family emigrated to America, they settled in the Town of Eden, where one of Johanna's uncles had already purchased 1000 acres of land. The family arrived in Eden township on 9 Sept 1848 with four children: Maria Cresentia, Maria Catherine, Joseph Nicholas and Joseph Ignatius. Daughter Maria Catherine, who was born 4 Nov 1847 two months after their arrival in America, died 15 Sept 1848 shortly after their arrival in Eden. On 15 Dec 1856 the land was divided and entered under the names of Catherine Schneller, Crescentia Schneller and Johanna Klotz nee Schneller. In 1859 Ignatius Klotz started to build a stone house. Stone was hauled from the quarries in Eden. Before the house was completed, Ignatius stepped on a nail and it is presumed that he died on 12 Nov 1860 from blood poisoning. He is buried in Ashford. Johanna died 6 Sept 1887. Ignatius and Johanna were the parents of: Maria Cresentia, b. 13 Feb 1840; died 17 Aug 1934; married in 1858 to Jos. M. Serwe. Maria Catherine, b. 4 Nov. 1847; died 15 Sept 1848. Joseph Nicholaus, born 8 Aug 1841; died 18 Jan 1925; married 11 Jan. 1868 to Mary Honora Mahoney. Joseph Ignatius, born 25 Nov 1842; died 17 Feb 1911 Ludwig Ferdinand, 4 Nov. 1844 - 6 Nov. 1846; died in Austria at age 2. Maria Catherine, b. 12 Oct 1849; married John Husting. Maria Elizabeth, b. 26 Oct. 1853; d. 3 Feb. 1884; married George Henry Lloyd |
Compiled from St. Matthew Parish Records;
St. Matthew Cemetery Records; St. Matthew's Tombstone Inscriptions;
various biographies of Fond du Lac County; 1850, 1860, and 1870 census
records of Fond du Lac County townships of Ashford, Auburn, Eden and
Osceola .
KLOTZ, JOSEPH NICHOLAUS born in Austria Aug. 8, 1841, the son of Ignatius and Johanna Schneller Klotz, he came to Wisconsin with his parents when he was 8. His uncle, Fr. Anton Schneller was instrumental in getting him to attend St. John's College, Fordham, NY and he later claimed that he received five years education in the two years at college. In 1858, at age 17, he was offered a trip to California on the sailing vessel of his uncle, Capt. Schneller. His farm experience helped him obtain a job driving freight wagons from San Francisco to Sacramento. He eventually returned to Fond du Lac county in 1865, and he served as sheriff of Fond du Lac county in 1874. On Jan 11, 1868 he married Miss Mary Honora Mahoney, born 31 Oct. 1848, the daughter of Michael and Catherine Kirby Mahoney. They were the parents of nine children: Agnes Mary, born 17 Dec 1868 - 15 Nov. 1959. Married M. Michael Donohue George Ignatius, born 29 Sept 1870; married Olga Wedde 21 June 1899. Bertha Eugenia, born 11 March and bapt 17 March 1873; died 21 May 1876 Martha Cecelia, 24 Mar 1875 - 4 May 1881 Nicholas Joseph, born 1 Sept 1876 - 9 Sept 1965; married on 23 Nov 1910 to Gertrude Campbell. Beatrice Genevieve "Jennie", born 5 July and bapt 15 July 1878; died 6 March 1962; married 21 June 1904, Math. A.T. Hoffman. Bernard Eugene, born 13 March or April, and bapt 27 Apr 1880; died 11 March 1965; married 28 June 1905 to Emilie Anorae Catherine Marcella, born 15 Feb and bapt 25 Feb. 1882 James Arthur, born 17 May and died 15 Oct. 1884, age 5 months Jacob A. born 18 May and bapt 25 May 1884; (same child as James??) (mother's name given as Mary) Hannah Mahoney Klotz died 30 May 1884, and Nicholas died 25 Jan 1925. |
Obituary - From the Fond du Lac
Commonwealth Reporter - Dated: 12-31-1947
KLUMPERS, WILLIAM |
Obituary - From the Fond du Lac
Commonwealth Reporter - dated: 10-18-1956
KNICKEL, WALTER |
Obituary - From the Fond du Lac
Commonwealth Reporter - Dated: 9-25/27-1951
KNOPKE, MRS. |
Obituary - From the Fond du Lac
Commonwealth Reporter - Dated: 11-1-1927
KOENIG, MRS. ANNA |
Obituary - From the Fond du Lac
Commonwealth Reporter - Dated: 12-9-1902
KOENIG, JACOB |
Obituary - From the Fond du Lac
Commonwealth Reporter - Dated: 12-26-1939
KOENIGS, EDNA |
Compiled from St. Matthew Parish Records;
St. Matthew Cemetery Records; St. Matthew's Tombstone Inscriptions;
various biographies of Fond du Lac County; 1850, 1860, and 1870 census
records of Fond du Lac County townships of Ashford, Auburn, Eden and
Osceola .
KOHLER, JOSEPH born 1850 in Wertemberg, married Mary Erne, born 1855 in Switzerland and died 5 Sept 1875 at age 36; they were the parents of: Mary, born 1866 in WI Anna Catherine, born 8 Nov 1867 and bapt 16 Feb. 1868 Jos. Dom., born 5 June and bapt 10 June 1870 Anthony, born 13 Nov. and bapt 13 Nov. 1873; died 28 Nov. 1873 aged 15 days. Anna, born 7 Sept and bapt 10 Sept 1876 |
Submitted by Michael Petrie
petriemj@charter.net
KOHLMAN, BENEDICT son of John George and Maria Katharine Gerhard Kollmann, was born on November 14, 1832 in Kämmerzell (Fulda), Hesse-Kassel, Germany. He married Victoria Sippel on September 15, 1859 at St. Mary Church, Nassau, Rensselaer County NY. He died on August 27, 1905 in Mt. Calvary WI. He was survived by his wife; seven sons: Frank (Mary Dreifuerst), Charles (Johanna >Kempf), Martin (Paulina Kempf), Joseph (Mary Zenner), John (Theresa Schaefer), Ferdinand (Rosina Kempf), Anthony (Clara Enders) and his daughter, Katharine (Mrs. August Blank). He was preceded in death by his sons, Richard and Benedict; his brothers: Pierce Coleman (Caroline Rühl) of >Sandlake Township, Rensselaer County NY; and Anton, Karl and Titus Kollmann of Rückers (north of Fulda), Hesse-Kassel, Germany. His brother, Franz Kollmann of Germany, may have survived him. |
Fond du Lac Daily Commonwealth Wenesday
August 20, 1919. Submitted by Michael Petrie
petriemj@charter.net
KOHLMAN, VICTORIA (NEE SIPPEL) FUNERAL SERVICE FOR PIONEER WOMAN. Mrs. Victoria Kohlman Will Be Buried on Thursday. Funeral services for Mrs. Victoria Kohlman, who died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. August Blank of Mt. Calvary Monday morning at 8:20 o¹clock, will be held at 10 o¹clock Thursday morning at the home of Mrs. Blank. The deceased was born in Germany eighty-two years ago and came to this country when she was a young girl. She came first to New York, and later moved to the Town of Forest. Twenty years ago Mrs. Kohlman left the farm and moved to Mt. Calvary. Mr. Kohlman died 14 years ago, August 27. Mrs. Kohlman leaves seven sons, Frank, Charles, Martin, Joseph, John, Ferdinand, and Anton; one daughter, Mrs. August Blank; fifty-nine grand children, and twenty two great grand children. Mrs. Kohlman¹s children live in Mt. Calvary and the vicinity. Mt. Calvary - The funeral of Mrs. Victoria Kohlmann, who died last week at the age of 82 years, took place last Thursday. Her husband, Benedict Kohlmann, preceded her in death some years ago. She leaves 7 sons and 1 daughter, two brothers, Carl and Ferdinand Sippel and one sister, Mrs. Baus. May she rest in peace! (from the "Kiel Tri-County Record", Thursday, August 28, 1919. N.B. The August 21 Mt. Calvary column indicates she had been sick for a week.) |
Obituary from the Fond du Lac Commonwealth
Reporter - Dated: 6-2-1925
KOHLMEIER, MRS. HENRIETTA |
Obituary - From the Fond du Lac
Commonwealth Reporter - Dated: 3-10-1939
KOHLS, CARL FREDERICK |
Obituary - From the Fond du Lac
Commonwealth Reporter - Dated: 5-31-1934
KONEN, MRS. KATHERINE |
Obituary - From the Fond du Lac
Commonwealth Reporter - Dated: 2-10-1941
KONINGS, ALVIN |
Obituary - From the Fond du Lac
Commonwealth Reporter - dated: 7-27-1944
KORTH, FRED |
Obituary - From the Fond du Lac
Commonwealth Reporter - Dated: 2-10-1930
KORTH, WILLIAM |
Obituary - From the Fond du Lac
Commonwealth Reporter - Dated: 11-9-1910
KRAEMER, DIEDRICH |
Obituary - From the Fond du Lac
Commonwealth Reporter - Dated: 8-1-1910
KRAMER, ELMER |
From the "History of Fond du Lac County",
submitted by Cherie Penneau
KRAMER, JAMES born in 1838 in Prussia, listed in the 1868 Fond du Lac County Business Directory as a Notary Public, saddle and harness maker, and saloon keeper, New Cassel. He married Susan Husting (born 1842 in Prussia) and they were the parents of: Adelbert, born 17 Sept 1862 and died 18 Feb 1867 of croup. Arthur, born 17 Feb 1864 and died 17 Feb 1867 of croup. Edward, born 1868 Archibald, born 1870 John Casper, born 11 Feb and bapt 23 Feb 1870 John J., born 8 Apr and bapt 14 Apr 1872 John O. born 17 March and bapt 20 March 1874 In 1870 Antonia Kramer, age 68, made her home with him, but the church records record her death as occurring on 17 March 1869. Perhaps the church records were updated later. |
Obituary - From the Fond du Lac
Commonwealth Reporter - Dated: 11-7-1901
KRAMER, MATTHIAS |
Obituary - From the Fond du Lac
Commonwealth Reporter - Dated: 1-13-1958
KREMER, JOSEPH |
Obituary - From the Fond du Lac
Commonwealth Reporter - Dated: 3-15-1958
KREMER, W. E. |
Obituary - From the Fond du Lac
Commonwealth Reporter - Dated: 9-25-1952
KROLL, MRS. AUGUSTA |
Obituary - From the Fond du Lac
Commonwealth Reporter - Dated: 3-18-1938
KRUEGER, BETTY ANN |
Obituary - From the Fond du Lac
Commonwealth Reporter - Dated: 9-22-1952
KRUEGER, MRS. JOHN |
Obituary - From the Fond du Lac
Commonwealth Reporter - Dated: 1-31-1921
KRUG, ALBERT |
From the "History of Fond du Lac County",
submitted by Cherie Penneau
KUMMEROW, PAUL E., who owns and conducts a wholesale liquor establishment at 89 South Main street, has passed the entire period of his business career in Fond du Lac, where he enjoys an extensive and favorable acquaintance in commerical circles. He was born in the city of Sheboygan, this state, on the 11th of June, 1860, and is a son of Henry and Agnes Kummerow. The father was a native of Germany, whence he emigrated to the United States in his early manhood, becoming a resident of Wisconsin. He married in Milwaukee in 1838, and the same year removed to Sheboygan. In 1861, he located in Fond du Lac, where he established a pottery business which he conducted successfully until 1902. In the latter year he withdrew from active business and lived retired until his death on the 17th of February, 1912. Five children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Henry Kummerow, our subject being the eldest. In order of birth the others are as follows: Henry, who resides in Memphis, Tennessee; Charles, a resident of Norfolk, Virginia, who married Miss Effie Barker of Fond du Lac and has one child; and Otto and Agnes, who live in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. The greater part of the life of Paul F. Kummerow has been passed in this city, where his parents located during his infancy. He attended the public schools until he assumed the duties of manhood and began his independent career. For a number of years he was variously employed. On May 1, 1903, he became associated with Theodore E. Menge and together they opened a wholesale liquor house at 89 South Main street. The business is well established and is yielding profitable returns. Mr. Kummerow owns the building where his store is located and also the house where he resides at No. 255 Elm Street. Paul F. Kummerow married Miss Henriette Bruett, a daughter of A. H. and Mary Bruett, of this city, and they have three children, Paul F. Jr., Andrew and Tillman. Fraternally Mr. Kummerow is affiliated with the National Union and the Masonic order and he belongs to the Business Men's Association. In his political views he is democratic but at municipal elections he very often casts an independent ballot, giving his support to such men and measures as he deems qualified to serve the interests of the people. |