GEMS of GENEALOGY - Bay Area Genealogical Society

GEMS of GENEALOGY
Volume 34, Issue 2
B.AY A.REA G.ENEALOGICAL S.OCIETY
Jul-Sep 2008
Occupations : Railroad
contents
Genealogical research can not be accomplished in a vacuum. The study of history, local history, is an absolute necessity. The history of the
Green Bay area is rich and the story of its development is complex. The founding fathers were engaged
in many commercial ventures. Among them was the
development of the railroads. The local newspapers
of the 1860’s reported on the controversy of bond
issues, published railroad ordinances, issued reports
on meetings concerned with a railroad bridge, the
work being done between Appleton and Oshkosh,
and the good credit the area enjoyed due to high
grain prices. The state buzzed with the business of
rail building.
Our genealogical research will be closely tied
to historical materials. By tracing the history of vari2…….........…..Notes
3….....Theme Article
4……In Their Words
5……...UWGB/ARC
ous railway companies we will be able to trace the
steps of our ancestors. Their migratory movement
often depended on the availability of job opportunities. It will be helpful to study railway maps to find
place names mentioned that no longer exist. Building
and running a railroad was costly. Many companies
merged. Many companies failed. A good list of railway companies and mergers can be found at
www.greenbayroute.com/railroads.htm. A source of
lakeshore rail history Manitowoc County Historical
Society publication Railroads and Railroading in
Manitowoc County, Occupational Monograph 19, by
Lawrence Bohn and Edward Ehlert, can be viewed at
http://images.library.wisc.edu.
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6...........Sources and Samples
7......................At the Library
8..WSGS 2008 Gene-a-Rama
9-12.................City Directory
13 ........Cemetery Project
14 ..........Annual Meeting
Calendar
15..............New Members
Editor’s
Note
B.A.G.S. President
Dear Reader,
When you go on a research trip this
Summer bring your pedigree sheets
and family group sheets with you. Do
not expect some poor soul to watch
you try to remember when your relative died. They can read the information from your forms. They can not
read your mind!!!!
Dear Reader,
Many of you travel far and wide during
the Summer to do research. Among
the places you stop are courthouses
and cemeteries. Before you leave
home consider stopping in on the living. They have great stories to tell.
Don’t limit your visits to relatives. Include their neighbors and co-workers.
You may discover a whole new view
of their lives. Honor your past by honoring your elders with a visit.
Happy trails to you,
Sally Matyshak, editor
Mary Jane Herber
B.A.G.S. President
Correction from previous issue.
This information did not print correctly in the
previous issue.
“Shipshape”- Wisconsin Marine Historical Society,
Milwaukee Public Library. http://www.wmhs.org
Reader’s Note
Sandy Child recommends the site of the Chicago
& Northwestern Railroad’s Historical Society,
www.cnwhs.org/links.pl. “This will give people
the chance to get information on people who
worked for the railroad. It’s all done by volunteers, so it may take a while to get information,
but I think it’s worth it.”
Send comments, suggestions, and
stories to :
B.A.G.S., GEMS Editor
P.O Box 283
Green Bay, WI 54305-0283
Attn: GEMS Editor
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Occupations: Railroad, continued
Other historical sources valuable to our
The Railroad Brotherhoods were the unions
search can be found in The Railroads of Wisconsin,
for the workers. The UWGB-ARC has among other
1827-1937 at Wisconsinhistory.org., Trains of WisBrotherhood business documents, minutes dated
consin, maps and lists including lumber company rail
1914 from the Brotherhood of Railway Carmen of
lines found at the UWGB-ARC, and at The National
America, Lodge 424, Green Bay, WI. Their archives
Railroad Museum in Green Bay. The Museum spealso contain boxes of Brotherhood of Railway and
cializes in the equipment of the railways, including
Steamship Clerks, Freight Handlers, Express and
marvelous engines and cars. Its collection also conStation Employees materials, including correspontains railway company magazines which may publish
dence involving a 1944 effort to address the shortage
photographs of employees but chiefly contain techniof railroad workers. The wartime recruitment procal material. An exhibit on the history of Pullman
gram sought to add 100,000 new railroad workers.
porters will be held in July.
The Railroad Manpower MoTo get an idea of what
bilization Committee inrailroad jobs entailed, visit
cluded representatives of
Wikipedia where you will be asRailroad organizations and
tounded at what our ancestors acthe United States Governcomplished. The building of the
ment Office of Defense
railroads was risky financially,
Transportation.
and working on the railroads was
This brings us to the
dangerous and often brutal as the
subject of women working
accompanying article attests.
for the railroads. Don’t disBay City Democrat, May 26, 1899. Brown miss the idea that your famClues to sources can be
County Library microfilm
found in articles like the Hands
ily may be able to boast of its
Wanted ad that names the recruitown Rosie the Riveter.
ing company. The ad also helps
Women were employed in
trace the building of the railway.
the shops, (and I don’t mean
Companies recruited immigrants
station gift shops) and in
for this intense labor. Many of
other positions men traditionour Irish, German, and other
ally held. Cyndi’s list conEuropean ancestors crossed the
tains numerous rail-related
nation from east to west while the
sites. Two of them concernChinese worked their way east.
ing women are American
The Green Bay City Directories
Railroad Women Research
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29,
1860.
attest to the many residents enProject and Railway Women
gaged in the business of the Rail- Brown County Library microfilm.
in Wartime. The first will
roads. Many workers resided on
lead you to an interesting letthe West side. In 1902 Rev. William P. Leek, pastor
ter dated February 1, 1866 to the Editor of the New
of St. Paul’s Methodist Church, ministered to the
York Times from a feisty women telegraph operator
workers and their families. Some retired rail workers,
fighting for equal wages.
members of St. Paul’s, hold valuable sources of inWhile you try to find new or overlooked
formation, and relish recalling accounts of work
sources, don’t forget to recheck the tried and true.
done over their many years of employment. They
I found pages of Employees of the Chicago, St. Paul
may be contacted through the Church. The Manitoand Omaha RR Company in the 1880 Federal Cenwoc County Historical Society holds employee rossus. They were living in dorm cars in St. Paul,
ters and shipping manifests in their collection.
Minnesota.
The Railroad Retirement Board which was an option
Sally Matyshak
to Social Security has a website worth investigating,
http://www.rrb.gov/geneal2.html.
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“In Their Words”
Correspondence between Brotherhood Lodge Secretary and discharged veteran, Joseph A Heinrichs.
(UWGB - ARC, GB Mss 36, “Brotherhood of Railway and Steamship Clerks, Freight Handlers, Express
and Station Employes. State Line Lodge No. 69, Correspondence 1945 July - 1946 Feb.” Box 2.)
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UWGB-Area Research Center
FINDING ANCESTORS FROM ALL SIDES OF
THE TRACKS
Whether your ancestor worked for the railroad, or
simply lived near a town that the railroad came
through, records dealing with the railroad can provide you with tidbits of information not found in
more commonly used sources.
One of our favorite railroad resources here at the UW
-Green Bay Area Research Center is H.C. Chandler
& Co.’s Railroad Business Directory of Chicago,
Milwaukee, Green Bay, St. Paul, and Intermediate
Points, published in 1867. This directory will tell
you each stop the train made along its route from
Chicago to St. Paul, and all the businesses located in
all the towns along the way. You will find listings
for businesses still commonly seen today, such as
hotels and insurance agents, as well as business listings for coopers, cutter and sleigh manufacturers,
and steamboat agents. If your ancestor operated
some sort of business along the railway, you might
be able to find him or her listed in a directory like
this. The directory also gives you a flavor of your
ancestor’s community.
Some of the towns the trains stopped in no longer
exist. The directory mentioned above, as well as
railroad maps, are good ways to locate these former
whistle stops. This strategy is especially helpful
when researchers find a name mentioned in documents but the community cannot be located on a current map.
If your ancestor actually worked for the railroad,
many union records exist for The Brotherhood of
Railroad Trainmen for various Lodges in various
communities, such as La Crosse, Chippewa Falls,
Milwaukee, Madison and others. All of these records are accessible to us in Green Bay via our courier transfer system. Included in these records are
membership lists with occupation and employing
railroads, loans made to members, grievances filed,
and funeral/burial benefits.
Records of the railroads themselves also exist (such
as those for the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and
Pacific railway; Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
Railway, etc.). These records, although all different
and mostly pertaining to the daily business operation
of the railroad, can contain specific employee biography information. The Public Service Commission of
Wisconsin (Transportation Division) also kept re-
cords that can contain employee files. These records
are also available to us in Green Bay via our courier
transfer system. Remember….even if you cannot
find your ancestor in these records you will gain a
sense of his life as a railroad employee.
Lastly, circuit court records can be a gold mine of
information about your ancestors. If you think your
ancestor would have never been involved in a lawsuit of any kind, think again. There are case files
involving railroads and property owners dealing with
right of way or other land disputes, accidents involving trains, etc. Taking people to court for a mindboggling number of reasons is not just a phenomenon of modern times.
All of those researching ancestors who lived during
the golden age of railroads, ALL ABOARD to the
UW-Green Bay Area Research Center! We’ll help
you conduct research on all sides of the tracks.
Jean Wentz
Asst. Archivist-UWGB, ARC
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Sources & Samples
Check from Chicago Northwestern System Board of Adjustment. (UWGB-ARC, GB Mss 36, “ Brotherhood of Railway
and Steamship Clerks, Freight Handlers, Express and Station
Employes.” Box 1, file 1.)
Article illustrating migrating nature of railway workers. (Kewaunee Enterprise,
May 26, 1899. Kewaunee
Public Library microfilm.)
A page from the Green Bay, Fort Howard,
DePere And West DePere Directory, 1881,
shows several residents who worked on a
couple of railroads serving this area and
beyond. (Brown County Library Local History and Genealogy Section.)
A fragment of a “ Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co., Lakeshore Division, Seniority Roster of Engineers and Fireman, Green Bay Division & Ashland Roster.” Dates at right indicate beginning dates of
engineer and fireman positions. (Herb Hessil, Member, St. Paul’s Methodist Church, Green Bay, WI)
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At the Library
Civil War Information on Microfilm
Two series of microfilm which the Wisconsin Historical Society filmed from existing manuscripts are overlooked
or unknown. The Red Book Series and the Blue Book Series may provide information on a Civil War soldier not found
elsewhere. The material is a great addition to any civil war soldier’s biography.
The soldier’s unit is needed because the microfilm is organized by units. Check the book Wisconsin Volunteers:
War of the Rebellion 1861-1865, mentioned below, also found at www.wisconsinhistory.org. When the unit is found
proceed to the microfilm found at the Brown County Library
Red Book Series
State Militia Adjutant General's Office
Regimental Muster and Descriptive Roll, 1861-1865
10 reels of microfilm
Compiled in the 1860s
Blue Book Series
National Guard Adjutant General's Office;
Regimental Muster and Descriptive Rolls 1861-1865
22 reels of microfilm
Compiled in 1885
Muster and descriptive rolls of men serving in Wisconsin Regiments showing the following information:
Rolls of each Wisconsin military unit, showing soldiers with
the following information:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
Name
Rank
Birthplace
Age
Occupation
Marital status
Date, place and by whom enlisted
Term of service
Physical description
Date and place of mustering in
Name of mustering officer
Town or ward and county of residence
Town or ward receiving credit
Remarks:
A. Promotions
B. Details
C. Leaves
D. Absences
E. Engagements
F. If soldier died in service
G. Date & place of death
H. Place of burial
Also known as Wisconsin State Archives Series 1144
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10.
11.
Name
Rank
When, where, and by whom enlisted.
When and by whom commissioned
Term of service.
Physical description
Occupation
Residence
Town or ward and county to which enlistment credited
Date and manner of termination of service
Remarks listing:
A. Promotions
B. Special duties
C. Leaves of absence
D. Engagements
E. If soldier died in service, date and place of death
and sometimes place of burial
Also known as Wisconsin State Archives Series 1142
These records were compiled in 1885 and are slightly different than the Red Book Series, the original volumes. The
Blue Book Series does not include place of birth.
It is a good idea to check both Series.
These are the original volumes and differ from Series 1142
by showing soldiers place of birth, name of mustering officer.
Information shown in remarks is less complete than Series
1142 which was completed in 1885.
It is a good idea to check both Series.
Two other valuable sources that are related to each other are:
Wisconsin volunteers, War of the Rebellion, 1861-1865, arranged alphabetically. Compiled under the direction of the Adjutants
General during the years 1895-1899. Madison: Democrat Printing Co., 1914. (This is an index to the following title.)
Roster of Wisconsin volunteers, War of the Rebellion, 1861-1865. Compiled by authority of the Legislature, under the direction of
Jeremiah M. Rusk, governor, and Chandler P. Chapman, adjutant general. Madison: Democrat Printing Co., state printers, 1886.
(Information in this volume is file by unit, infantry and company.)
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WSGS 2008 GENE-A-RAMA
Photo P06148-005, Train at the Depot. Courtesy of the Kewaunee County Historical Society Research Center.
The featured speaker of the Wisconsin State Genealogical Society’s 2008 GENE-A-RAMA was Maureen A. Taylor. She is an internationally known expert in photo identification. Her television appearances include “The View” and “Martha Stewart Living.” You may be familiar with her articles in Family Tree Magazine. Those attending the WSGS conference April 11-12, were given hints on identifying
family photographs, a valuable genealogical resource. Maureen’s website is
www.photodetective.com. She also has written
books, including Uncovering Your Ancestry through
Family Photographs and Scrapbooking Your Family
History.
I am printing the photograph above to present a challenge or practice in identification. Here are some
things to look for when researching a photo. Look at
the photo carefully. What is the young women wearing? Research clothing in lady’s magazines, ads and
other dated photos. Check out the hats and suits on
the men. Unfortunately, there is no name on the station but you might find other pictures from the area
that may show the same building. Look for them at
the source, in this case the Kewaunee County Historical Society Research Center. Is there a number
on the engine? What train lines served the area?
Some photos will have shadows that will help tell
you direction, narrowing the time of day for train
schedules. These are just a few things to look for.
Forensic Genealogy, by Colleen Fitzpatrick, may
help you get your mind set for the search. Oh, and
don’t forget to check the back of the photo.
Sally Matyshak
A selection of data showing the range of Wisconsin information found by Googleing Milwaukee Road
Historical Association.
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City Directory
Green Bay and Fort Howard Directory 1892-93
(Continued) By: Bruce R. Shafer
This issue continues the republishing of the 1892-1893 Green Bay and Fort Howard Directory. Residents with
names from ABBOT to LINSEY are in previous issues of GEMS. This issue covers LIN to MAE.
Each issue will cover some of the additional information pertinent to the directory in addition to the alphabetical listing of names. This issue provides information about Secret and Benevolent Societies (continued from
Jan/Mar 2008 GEMS).
SECRET AND BENEVOLENT SOCITIES
(continued)
Miscellaneous Societies
Bay State Lague – David Noss, pres.;
Charles Schmidt, v.-pres.; Dominick
Reiter, P. P.; Nic Feldhousen, chaplain;
Zeno Pigeon, marshal; Eugene
Nicholson, sec.; E. A. Tatoosky, treas.
Meet every 2d Wednesday of each
month Royal Arcanum Hall.
Brewers’s Benevolent Society – Wm.
Harman, pres. Aug. Joppe, sec.; Geo.
Groessl, treas. Meet 2d Sunday of the
month at Zilles Hall.
Brotherhood Locomotive Engineers
Lodge 297 – J. W. Moore, chief; T. C.
O’Connor, sec.; J. W. Du Bois, treas.
Meet 1st and 3d Sunday of each month
at Chapman blk.
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
auxiliary to No. 297 – Mrs. J. H.
Harwin, pres.; Mrs. Charles Baker,
v.-pres.; Mrs. J. F. Benefield, sec.; Mrs.
Seims, treas. Meet 2d and 4th Wednesday of each month at Chapman blk.
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen,
Baldwin Lodge, 189 – Martin Sheehy,
master and treas.; Dennis Hogan, sec.
Meet 2d and 4th Sunday of each month
at Champan blk.
Brotherhood of Trainmen, Lodge W. B.
Woolford, No. 411 – Henry Young,
master; William Van den Brook, sec.;
James Kelly, treas. Meet 1st and 3d
Sunday each month at Chapman blk.
Brown County Bar Assn. – John C. Neville,
Pres.; E. H. Ellis, sec. Meets at call of the
Secretary at 201 N. Washington.
Brown County Medical Society – Dr. B. C.
Brett, pres.; Dr. C. E. Crane, v.-pres; Dr.
F. L. Lewis, sec. Meets at the call of
secretary.
Carpenters’ Local Union – Herman
Meister, pres.; C. W. Bennett, v.-pres.;
F. Solomon, rec. sec.; E. Ebeling, fin. sec.;
Fred Jahn, treas. Meet at Klaus’ Hall.
Cigarmakers’ Union. No. 162 – Julius G.
Jansen, pres.; Henry Jansen, v.-pres.;
George Gigler, rec. sec.; William Umbehaun, fin. sec.; Eugene Nicholson, treas.
Meets last Thursday of each month at
Royal Arcanum Hall.
Coopers’ International Union of North
America, Lodge 13 – S. W. Peters, pres.;
M. Gilger, v.-pres.; A Gunderson, sec.; V.
Boynton, reas. 1st and 3d Monday of each
month, Chapman blk.
Germania Kranken Unterstuetzungs
Verein – John Beth, pres.; Christoph
Meister, v.-pres.; George Haupt, sec.;
Jacob Tenner, treas. Meet 1st Sunday of
each month at Turner Hall.
Green Bay Ball Club – F. E. Murphy, pres.;
H. C. Reber, sec.; H. B. Baker, treas.;
incorporated 1891. Meets at call of sec.
Green Bay Business Men’s Association –
W. J. Abrams, pres.; O. C. Hathaway,
v.-pres.; Werden Reynolds, sec.; Mitchell
Joannes, treas. Meets every Friday, 8
P. M., at their rooms Weise;s blk, n. e. cor.
Adams and Cherry.
to be continued
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Lintelmann August, lab., res. 1034 Cherry.
Lintelmann George, clk. M. & N. R. R., res. 1034
Cherry.
Lintelmann Laura, dressmkr, res. 1034 Cherry.
Lintelmann Lena, bookbinder, res. 1034 Cherry.
Lions George, teamster, res. Green Bay House.
Lische Philip, harnessmkr, res. Green Bay House.
Lison Clara Miss, res. Engine House No. 2.
Lison Ernest C., clk. Jennie Delaporte, res. 401
S. Jefferson.
Lison Isidore, engineer Engine Co. No. 2, res. same.
Lison Watson, ry.-hand, res. n. s. Elmore, 9 w.
Cedar, Ft. H.
List Albert, lab., res. 1330 Crooks.
List Lizzie Miss, res. 1330 Crooks.
List Maggie (wid. Wolfgang), res. 1330 Crooks.
List Michael, fisherman, res. 1330 Crooks.
Listle Joseph, lab., res. 505 S. Adams.
Listle Joseph, lab., res. n. s. Hubbard, 1 w. Cherry, Ft. H.
Little Blanche, cashier Brauns & Van, res. 910 Cherry.
Livingstone Robert L., student, res. 1102 Cass.
Lobarb Barbara, domestic Huffman House, Ft. H.
Lobarb Katie, domestic Huffman House, Ft. H.
Lobdill Elizabeth (wid. Joseph), res. 1005 Cherry.
Lochmann Peter, cobbler, res. 1265 Main.
Loewert Frederick, machinist M. & N. R. R. shops, res. n.
w. cor. Walnut and Monroe,
Loewert Henry, janitor Turn Hall, res. same.
Loftus John, ry.-hand, res. n. w. cor. Cherry
and Elmore, Ft. H.
Loftus Mary (wid. Thomas), res. 331 S. Jackson.
Loftus Thomas C., operator M. & N. R. R. res.
331 S. Jackson.
Loftus William D., clk. M. & N. R. R., res. 331
S. Jackson.
Lohlein Caroline, domestic 108 N. Adams.
LOMAS CHARLES W., school supt., and
lawyer, n. e. cor. Broadway and Main, res.
122 Chest nut, Ft. H.
Londo Rosa Mrs., res. w. s. Pearl, 6 n. Main, Ft. H.
Long William, barber, res. American House.
Longley Anna (wid. Samuel), res. 303 6th av., Ft. H.
Longneekard Margaret Miss, teacher short hand
and typewriting Green Bay Business College,
res. s. e. cor. Main and Monroe.
Lonneux Henry, res. 501 Elm.
Looze John (Looze & Hoslet), res. 1102 Cedar.
Looze Joseph, glazier, res. 1102 Cedar.
Looze & Hoslet (John Looze and Desire Hoslet), flour
and feed, 230 Main.
Lopitsch John, cabinetmkr, res. w. s. 6th av.,
2 s. 3d, Ft. H.
Lorand Eugene, miller, res. s. s. Dousman, 2 w.
No. 929, Ft. H.
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Lorge Joseph, clk. Robinson & Tanner, res. 817 Walnut.
Loubie Charles, foreman James McKone, res. 417 Main.
Louis Antoinette (wid. Felix), res. w. s. 2d av.,
3 n. 10th, Ft. H.
Louise Lizzie Miss, res. w. s. 2d av., 3 n. 10th, Ft. H.
Loukotka Frank, printer, res. 1419 Elm.
Loukotka Joseph, letter carrier, res. 1419 Elm.
Loukatka Wenzel, lab., res. 1419 Elm.
Low Judson, res. 117 S. Washington.
Lucas Abraham Sr., tinner, res. 610 Hubbard, Ft. H.
LUCAS ABE N., foreman boilershop M. & N.
R. R. shops, Ft. H., res. 606 Hubbard.
Lucas Burk J. (Daniel Lucas & Son), res. n. s.
Shawano av., 2 e. Oak, Ft. H.
Lucas Daniel (Daniel Lucas & Son), res. n. s.
Shawano av., 2 e. Oak, Ft. H.
Lucas Daniel A., boilermkr, res. 130 Chestnut, Ft. H.
Lucas Daniel & Son (Daniel and Burk J.
Lucas), tinware and stoves, 317 Broadway, Ft. H.
Lucas Frances, fireman water works, res. 607 S. Adams.
Lucas James, engineer water works, res. 607 S. Adams.
Lucas Nannie Miss, res. 610 Hubbard, Ft. H.
Lucas Violet Miss, clk., res. n. s. Shawano av., 2 e. Oak,
Ft. H.
Luck Gustav, lab., res. 1376 Doty.
Luckenbach Annie Miss, res. 935 Pine.
Luckenbach John, watchmkr and jeweler, 210
N. Washington, res. 322 N. Monroe av.
Luckenbach Josephine S. Miss, teacher East
River School, res. 935 Pine.
Luckenbach Mary A. (wid. Michael J.), res. 935 Pine.
Luckenbach Myra Miss, res. 935 Pine.
Ludwig Daniel, carp., res. 126 S. Quincy.
Ludwig Emil, lab., res. Wisconsin House.
Ludwig Emma Miss, res. 126 S. Quincy.
Ludwig Lena Miss, res. 126 S. Quincy.
Luedemann Carl, blksmith, res. w. s. 5th av., 2 s. 5th,
Ft. H.
Luedke Albert, lab., res. 1307 Crooks.
Luedke William, lab., res. 1307 Crooks.
Luedtke August, ry.-hand, res. w. s. 5th av.,
3 n. 10th., Ft. H.
Luedtke Charles, mill hand A. Eldred & Son,
res. s. w. cor. 2d av. and 10th, Ft. H.
Luedtke Herman (E. W. Gilsdorf & Co.), res.
e. s. 10th av., n. 2d, Ft. H.
Luedtke Max, clk. John Beth & Son, res. w. s.
5th av., 3 n. 10th, Ft. H.
Luedtke Michael, lab., res. n. s. Willow, 2 e. 12th.
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Luedtke Otto, ry.-hand, res. w. s. 5th av., 3 n. 10th, Ft. H.
Lueke Flora Miss, res. 504 S. Van Buren.
Lueke William, county treasurer, res. 504 S. Van Buren.
Lumaye Joseph, tailor, res. 1143 Walnut.
Lumaye Jules, merchant tailor, 228 Main,
res. 1143 Walnut.
Lund Christine, domestic 120 6th av., Ft. H.
Lund Jens, photographer, 1401 Crooks, res. same.
Lund Turina (wid. Jonas), res. 401 2d, Ft. H
Lungershausen Marie, res. 431 Walnut.
Lureman Thomas, painter, res. 509 S. Monroe av.
Lurquin Felix, gardener, res. 844 Dousman, Ft. H.
Lurquin Joseph, lab., res. 844 Dousman, Ft. H.
Lutiness Anton, farmer, res. s. s. Duck Creek
rd., nr. Cemetery.
Luytge John B., lab., res. s. w. cor. Willow
and Pleasant.
Lye John, ry.-hand, res. n. s. Dousman, 9 w. Willow,
Ft. H.
Lyhane Daniel, boilermkr, res. 850 Dousman, Ft. H.
Lyhane Michael, flagman, res. 850 Dousman, Ft. H.
Lyman Bert, teamster, res. 1251 Elm.
Lyman Daniel H., capt. and prop. Schooner
Elizabeth, res. 601 12th.
Lyons Charles, trav. agt., res. 317 Chestnut, Ft. H.
Lyons. See Lions.
McAnlty Daniel, millwright, res. n. s. Kellogg,
1 w. Chestnut, Ft. H.
McAnulty James, bookpr, res. n. s. Kellogg,
1 w. Chestnut, Ft. H.
McAnulty Lizzie Miss, stenog., res. n. s.
Kellogg, 1 w. Chestnut, Ft. H.
McAnulty Thomas D., millwright, res. n .s.
Kellogg, 1 w. Chestnut, Ft. H.
McArthur Archibald C., brakeman, res s. s.
Elmore, 1 w. Cedar, Ft. H.
McBride Mary (wid. John), res. 626 Pine.
McCabe George, packer, res. 444 S. Jefferson.
McCabe Kate, teacher, res. 621 S. Van Buren.
McCabe Kittie Miss, res. 444 S. Jefferson.
McCabe Lizzie, dressmkr, res. 621 S. Van Buren.
McCabe Phoebe (wid. Owen), res. 444 S. Jefferson.
McCabe Susie, teacher, res. 621 S. Van Buren.
McCall Belle Miss, milliner S. M. Potts,
res. 234 S. Quincy.
McCall George, brakeman, res. 224 Walnut.
McCarthy Nellie Miss, res. 215 S. Monroe av.
McCartney David (McCartney’s Bank), res. 504 Main,
Ft. H.
McCartney Emma B. Miss, res. 504 Main, Ft. H.
$25,000; s. e. cor. Broadway and Chestnut, Ft. H.
McCarty Frank, switchman, res. McGinnis House, Ft. H.
McCarty William, butcher, res. Ormsby House, Ft. H.
McCloskey Agnes Miss, res. 1152 Mason.
McCloskey Mary L. Miss, dressmkr, res. 1152 Mason.
McCloskey Philip, lab., res. 1152 Mason.
McCloskey William F., clk. G. B., W. & St. P.
R. R., res. n. w. cor. Broadway and Main, Ft. H.
McClure Mabel, sewing girl, Broadway House, Ft. H.
McCollom Hubert F., foreman, res. Broadway House,
Ft. H.
McConnell Frederic C., brakeman, res.
Broadway House, Ft. H.
McConnell Henry, roadmaster M. & N. R. R.,
res. 402 Howard.
McConnell John, lineman, res. Bay City House.
McConnell William J., line repairer, res. 216 S. Quincy.
McCormick Amelia Miss, res. 427 S. Monroe av.
McCormick James, lab., res. w. s. Pearl, 2 s.
Hubbard, Ft. H.
McCormick John, student, res. 621 S. Monroe av.
McCormick Mary (wid. John), res. 427 S. Monroe av.
McCormick Michael, ry.-hand, res. 306 Willow, Ft. H.
McCormick Michael J., agt. Goodrich
Transportation Co., Lackawanna
Transportation Co. and Northwestern Fuel
Co., 227 Pine, res. 427 S. Monroe av.
McCormick Patrick (McCormick & Flatley),
res. 621 S. Monroe av.
McCormick Patrick, lumberman, res. 319 Main.
McCormick Sarah Miss, res. 427 S. Monroe av.
McCormick William, student, res. 621 S. Monroe av.
McCORMICK & FLATLEY (Patrick
McCormick and Dominick Flatley), hay, grain
and coal, 220-230 S. Washington.
McCoucheon Orren, conductor, res. 528 S. Jefferson.
McCrea Thomas F., engineer, res. 504 S. Jefferson.
McCue John W., conductor C. & N. W. R’y,
res. Broadway House, Ft. H.
McCUNN JOHN N., prop. Green Bay Business
College, 222-224 N. Adams, res. 1021 Crooks.
McCurty Charles, brakeman, res. Bradley
House. McDonald Alexander, barkpr. res.
Northwestern Hotel, Ft. H.
McDonald Alexander, lumberman, res. 401 Main.
McDonald Alexander, pres. McDonald &
Billings Lumber Co., res. Fond du Lac, Wis.
McDonald Daniel, ry.-hand, res. w. s.
Broadway, 2 n. Hubbard, Ft. H.
McDonald Hugh, sec. and treas. McDonald &
Billings Lumber Co., res. 901 Broadway, Ft. H.
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McDonald J. S., v.-pres. McDonald & Billings
Lumber Co., res. Minneapolis, Minn.
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McDonald Kittie Miss, bookpr McDonald &
Billings Lumber Co., res 901 Broadway, Ft. H.
McDonald Margaret Miss, bookpr McDonald
& Billings Lumber Co., res. 901 Broadway, Ft. H.
McDonald Marian Miss, res. 901 Broadway, Ft. H.
McDonald Minnie Miss, res. 901 Broadway, Ft. H.
McDonald Randall, lab., res. 531 N. Madison.
McDonald William, conductor, res. 746 S. efferson.
McDonald & Billings Lumber Co., Alex.
McDonald, pres.; J. S. McDonald, v.-pres.; H.
McDonald, sec. and treas.; office and yards
bet. Broadway and Fox River, n. end Ft. H.
McDonnell Anna H., librarian Green Bay
Public Library, res. 342 S. Jefferson.
McFayden C. Allie Miss, res. 219 N. Washington.
McFayden Finley, res. 219 N. Washington.
McFayden Finley Mrs., milliner, 219 N.
Washington, res. same.
McGinnis Constantine, Broadway House and
saloon, res. n. e. cor. Broadway and Dousman, Ft. H.
McGinnis James H., clk. Broadway House, Ft. H.
McGinnis John E., student, res. Broadway House, Ft. H.
McGinnis Maria Miss, dressmkr, res. s. s.
Bond, 1 w. Cedar, Ft. H.
McGinnis William J., barkpr Broadway House, Ft. H.
McGiveran John T., train dispatcher M. & N.
R. R., res. The Beaumont.
McGrath Thomas, brakeman, res. 344 S. Adams.
McGrath Thomas J., contractor of railroad
bridges and docks, 255 S. Washington, res.
215 S. Monroe av.
McGruer Alexander D., lawyer, 307 N. Washington, res.
307 N. Washington, res. 808 Cherry.
McGuire Anna (wid. James), res. 412 N. Quincy.
McGuire Mary E. Miss, res. 412 N. Quincy.
McGUIRE MICHAEL, agt. Singer Mnfg. Co.,
res. 501 Guesnier, Ft. H.
McHugh Terrence, well borer, res. 818 Walnut.
McIvers Edward, student, res. s. s. Dousman, 2 w.
Willow, Ft. H.
McKeever William, engineer, res. Northwestern Hotel,
Ft. H.
McKenna John A., train dispatcher M. & N. R.
R., res. The Beaumont.
McKevitt Joseph, dispatcher, res. 637 S. Jefferson.
McKinney Thomas, mill hand, res. w. s. 2d av.,
3 s. 8th, Ft. H.
McKone James, livery, 415-417 Main, res. 417 Main.
McKough Michael, coachman, res. 1045 S. Quincy.
P. R. R., res. Monroe av., s. limits.
McLean Thomas, baggageman M. & N. R. R.,
res. e. s. S. Monroe av., 1 s. city limits.
McLeish John M., mngr. Jorgensen-Blesch Co.,
res. 204 S. Madison.
McMillan Matthew, lumberman, res. 208 Willow, Ft. H.
McMillan Matthew Jr., mill hand, res. 208 Willow, Ft. H.
McMillan Thomas H., ry.-conductor, res. n. w.
cor. Willow and Chrisiania, Ft. H.
McMulligan Alexander, fish-packer, res. 831 Main.
McNamara John, blksmith, res. n. s. Dousman,
10 w. Willow, Ft. H.
McNamara Katie Miss, res. s. s. Dousman, 4 w.
Willow, Ft. H.
McNamara Michael, blksmith, res. s. s.
Dousman, 4 w. Willow.
McNeely William, lumberman, res. 601 Mather, Ft. H.
McNelly Annie, domestic 328 S. Jefferson.
McQuaid Michael, res. 114 S. Quincy.
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Maas Charles (East River Planing Mill), res. 1174 Doty.
Maas Emma Miss, res. 1166 Doty.
Maas William, machine opr., res. 1166 Doty.
Maas. See Maes and Mase.
Macabee Frank, lab., res. 629 S. Jefferson.
Macabee Frank Jr., lab., res. 629 S. Jefferson.
Maccomber John, notions and millinery, 221223 Cherry, res. same.
Macey Fred, engineer, res. Bradley House.
Mack John, blksmith, res. n. s. Dousman, 9 w.
Gusnier, Ft. H.
Macomber Julia B., clk. Jorgensen-Blesch Co.,
res. 111 S. Madison.
Madden Bridget (wid. Martin), res. 304 Willow, Ft. H.
Madden George, head cook The Beaumont.
Madden George F., fireman, res. 831 Crooks.
Madden Michael, fireman, res. 206 Cherry, Ft. H.
Madden Thomas, ry.-hand, res. 304 Willow, Ft. H.
Madigan Ann (wid. Edward), res. 635 S. Adams.
Madigan Delia, res. 635 S. Adams.
Madigan John, brakeman, res. 635 S. Adams.
Madigan Thomas, brakeman, res. 635 S. Adams.
Madsen Frederick, carpenter, res. e. s. 3d av.,
2 n. 5th, Ft. H.
Madson Niels, ry.-hand, res. s. s. Division, 3 e.
Fink, Ft. H.
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McLain Frederick, engineer, res. Nortwestern Hotel,
Ft. H.
McLean John, farmer, res. s. s. Derby, s. city limits.
McLean Patrick, dock foreman G. B., W. & St.
Madix Fred, cooper, res. Adams House.
Madix Isaac, teamster, res. n. e. cor. Van Buren
and Day.
Maes Alfred, lab., res. 220 S. Webster av.
(to be continued)
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Cemetery Project
Myra Michaletz reports that loading
of the four missing data cemeteries
has been completed. John “Jake”
Jacobs has been a great help in the
reload process. Myra is now working
through the checking phase. When
this is completed she will be making
corrections to all the cemeteries in
this project. She asks for patience
since this is very time-consuming.
The goal is accuracy. Myra would
like to say “Thank You” to everyone
who has been working with her. She
also wishes to express her thanks to
the B.A.G.S. Board for their recognition of her work.
(Photos - Sally Matyshak)
Here is another photograph with great potential for genealogical study. Were these children on a school field
trip? Were they visiting the station or going to take a train ride? Does anyone out there recognize someone in
the picture? If so, share your knowledge. Contact B.A.G.S. at the address on the Notes page or contact the
source of this photograph, the Kewaunee County Historical Society Research Center, 231 Steele St.,
Algoma, WI 54201. (Photo No. P90148.004)
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This year’s B.A.G.S. Annual Meeting was held April
5th at Rock Garden in Green Bay. David McDonald
was the featured speaker. His morning presentation,
Presbygationalists & Lutherpalians, dealt with European church history and the development of churches
in 19th Century America. These developments included the hybridizing and unifying of some
churches due to an ecumenical spirit, and the division of others due to opposing beliefs on issues such
as slavery. McDonald’s afternoon session, Revolutions of 1848 in Europe and their Wisconsin-bound
immigrants, covered the mass emigration from
Europe because of attitudes of monarchy toward the
common man, revocations of guaranteed freedoms,
the suffering caused by the prohibitive cost of food
or its lack of availability, the rampant spread of disease due to overcrowding, and the lack of autonomy
and opportunity.
The Society’s business meeting was sandwiched between a delicious lunch and McDonald’s second
presentation. New board members were elected.
Their names and positions can be found on page 15
of this issue.
A special presentation was made to Myra Michaletz
honoring her with a Life-time membership in
B.A.G.S. for her service, especially her work with
the Cemetery Project.
The event was well attended, the food tasty, the
speaker exceptional. All together, it was a fine day!
Calendar
July
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Sept
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B.A.G.S. Board, 6:30pm
Brown County Library
B.A.G.S. Board, 6:30pm
Brown County Library
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Welcome to New Members
New members and their names of interest
Irene Kelly
N9077 Hwy 57
Luxemburg, WI 54217
Carol Pichette
1616 Bruce Lane
Green Bay, WI 54313
Jensen, Polk County
Gustafson, Polk County
Stevens, Iowa
Lambs, Minnesota
Stuiber, Kewaunee County
Linda Pliska
1970 Cottonwood Ct.
DePere, WI 54115
West-Raymond, Racine
Halter, Lake, Milwaukee County
Caledonia, Racine County
Swantz, Union Grove, Racine Cty.
Kenosha County
Nyholm, Mt. Pleasant, Racine Cty.
Leon and Donna Behnke
3227 Valentine Rd.
Abrams, WI 54101
Dawn Begotka
216 S. Fisk, Apt 3
Green Bay, WI 54303
B.A.G.S. BOARD OF DIRECTORS
President:
Mary Jane Herber
Vice President:
George O’Hearn
Treasurer:
Carol Derbique
Corresponding Sec.: Debi Finendale
Members-at-Large:
2008-2009
Sally Matyshak
Barbara Ray
Pat Boettcher
2007-2008
Sheila O’Connor
Ruth Gage
Helen Goltz
COMMITTEES
Cemetery:
Myra Michaletz
Sales :
Sheila O’Connor
Pat Boettcher
Library Consult.:
Mary Jane Herber
Publicity/Media:
Helen Goltz
Sally Matyshak
Membership:
Debi Finendale
Map of local railroads found in Smokestacks and Green Lawn: Industry’s New
Frontier of Freedom and Contentment in
the Ahnapee Country. (Brown County Library Local History and Genealogy Section Pamphlet files, Railroads.)
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This is a portion of the stained
glass window donated to St.
Paul’s Methodist Church,
Green Bay Wisconsin in
1902.. The window was a gift
to the “Railroad Man’s
Church” from the Railroad
Brotherhoods - Northwestern,
St Paul, and the Green Bay
and Western. The Brotherhoods were The Brotherhood
of Railway Engineers, the
Brotherhood of Railway Firemen, The Brotherhood of
Railway Conductors and the
Brotherhood of Railway
Trainmen. The four corners of
the window picture their insignia. (St. Paul’s Methodist
Church, Green Bay. Mary
Barrow, Historian.)
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