Dodge County WI 1895-96 deaths of old settlers
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Deaths of old settlers from 29 Aug 1895 - 27 Aug 1896
Taken from the Dodge County Pionier, 18 September 1896, page 13
Deaths 1895
- Mrs. Lucy Wilcox from Waupun, settled 1839, died 28 August; age 87
- Friedrich Bussewitz from Lowell, settled 1852, died 1 September; age 76
- Herrick Babcock from Beaver Dam, settled 1858, died 8 September; age 77
- Mrs. John Hahn from Rubicon, settled 1851, died 9 September; age 68
- Betsey Horr from Trenton, settled 1849, died 10 September; age 94
- Mrs. Julia Kelley from Clyman, settled 1844, died 15 September; age 82
- Mrs. Obadiah Clough from Oak Grove, settled 1846, died 21 September, age 83
- Michael O'Connell from Shields, settled 1848, died 24 September; age 90
- John W. Jones from Elba, settled 1845, died 7 October, age 72
- Mrs. C. C. Bayley from Chester, settled 1848, died 9 October; age 83
- David Robertson from Calamus, settled 1855, died 13 October; age 76
- Felix Lynch from Elba, settled 1851, died 16 October; age 75
- Mrs. Ira Halstead from Trenton, settled 1847, died 19 October; age 91
- Wm. H. Smith from Beaver Dam, settled 1847, died 21 October; age 68
- Mrs. Albert P. Baker from Beaver Dam, settled 1853, died 26 October; age 43
- Joseph S. Gibson from Beaver Dam, settled 1844, died 27 October; age 70
- Leonhard L. Sprout from Juneau, settled 1845, died 4 November; age 75
- Mrs. R. B. Bogart from Beaver Dam, settled 1849, died 9 November; age 72
- Algernon F. Noyes from Beaver Dam, settled 1848, died 9 November; age 47
- Mrs. Wm. Mercer, from Rubicon, settled 1847, died 10 November; age 72
- George Linck, from Elba, settled 1854, died 11 November; age 54
- John Harrison from Watertown, settled 1848, died 13 November; age 86
- Mrs. Betsey Bush from Beaver Dam, settled 1852, died 24 November; age 68
- Owen Murphy from Ashippun, settled 1846, died 25 November; age 80
- Mrs. A. Anderson from Oak Grove, settled 1844, died 28 November; age 98
- John Manley from Elba, settled 1845, died 29 November; age 91
- Mrs. J. Montgomery from Beaver Dam, settled 1855, died 5 December; age 75
- Joseph Peifer from Rubicon, settled 1850, died 20 December; age 70
- James T. Link* from Westford, settled 1845, died 20 December; age 75
- Mrs. James T. Link* from Westford settled 1845, died 20 December; age 70
- John F. Krueger from Hubbard, settled 1854, died 27 December; age 86
- Geo. W. Warren from Oak Grove, settled 1844, died 28 December; age 94
* Died in California, after living there for a year.
Deaths 1896
- Dr. N. M. Barber from Watertown, settled 1848, died 6 January; age 76
- Barney Tierney from Shields, settled 1855, died 6 January; age 41
- Mrs. Ann Nickerson from Westford, settled 1850, died 12 January; age 88
- Charles Huber from Watertown, settled 1849, died 17 January; age 85
- Mrs. Hermann Beilke from Herman, settled 1849, died 18 January; age 47
- Mrs. Peter Cole from Oak Grove, settled 1846, died 22 January; age 90
- Adolf Fickert from Theresa settled 1853, died 23 January; age 62
- Mrs. Hannah McGee from Trenton, settled 1854, died 25 January; age 53
- M. Wild from Mayville, settled 1852, died 4 February; age 55
- Mrs. A. Harrington from Juneau, settled 1852, died 5 February; age 75
- Richard Owens from Elba, settled 1845, died 7 February; age 88
- Mrs. Ashley Smith from Neosho, settled 1853, died 9 February; age 76
- Griffith Jones from Emmet, settled 1844, died 10 February; age 82
- Mrs. Delana Atwood from Beaver Dam, settled 1852, died 11 February; age 80
- Anton J. Schiller from Beaver Dam, settled 1855, died 13 February; age 74
- John Baumann from Watertown, settled 1845, died 13 February; age 75
- Peter Berends from Iron Ridge, settled 1853, died 14 February; age 50
- Mrs. Silas Hemstreet from Oak Grove, settled 1845, died 16 February; age 92
- Mrs. Hul. Cornwell from Rubicon, settled 1847, died 16 February; age 87
- Mrs. Peter Davy from Ashippun, settled 1844, died 25 February; age 74
- Mrs. Sarah E. Killips from Beaver Dam, settled 1842, died 1 March; age 70
- Mrs. Peter Ness from Ashippun, settled 1847, died 7 March; age 73
- Carl Machmueller from Woodland, settled 1851, died 13 March; age 65
- Friedrich Hermann from Watertown, settled 1848, died 14 March; age 74
- David D. Howe from Beaver Dam, settled 1849, died 18 March; age 74
- Mrs. Wm. M. Stout from Trenton, settled 1856, died 24 March; age 71
- Mrs. Peter Hanson from Ashippun, settled 1846, died 28 March; age 72
- George Colby from Beaver Dam, settled 1846, died 31 March; age 77
- Mrs. Har. E. Daniels from Mayville, settled 1852, died 2 April; age 63
- John Sanford from Ashippun, settled 1849, died 2 April; age 82
- Eugene H. Barrott from Mayville, settled 1852, died 3 April; age 56
- Mrs. L. Lamphear from Minnesota Junction, settled 1850, died 4 April; age 65
- George C. Lindemer from Horicon, settled 1855, died 9 April; age 79
- Miss Parne Babcock from Beaver Dam, settled 1845, died 11 April; age 52
- Christ. Forsythe from Ashippun, settled 1851, died 12 April; age 66
- Nels Olsen from Lebanon, settled 1845, died 12 April; age 66
- Mrs. George G. White from Oak Grove, settled 1847, died 14 April; age 68
- Thomas Manning from Clyman, settled 1849, died 16 April; age 89
- Mrs. Emily Newton from Chester, settled 1850, died 23 April; age 79
- D. P. Norton from Waupun, settled 1855, died 4 May; age 71
- Mrs. Richard Arms from Randolph, settled 1854, died 6 May; age 76
- Mrs. Sophia Petsch from Emmet, settled 1846, died 7 May; age 91
- Mrs. H. B. Cochrane from Beaver Dam, settled 1846, died 11 May; age 75
- Mrs. Ann Egen from Shields settled 1850, died 19 May; age 83
- Mrs. B. Hermann from Waupun, settled 1850, died 21 May; age 71
- Mrs. Edwin McCall from Shields, settled 1849, died 22 May; age 75
- Mrs. Henry E. Allen from Oak Grove, settled 1846, died 22 May; age 66
- Arthur McDowell from Fox Lake, settled 1856, died 25 May; age 77
- Patrick Murphy from Ashippun, settled 1845, died 26 May; age 84
- Mrs. W. Greenfield from Burnett, settled 1844, died 7 June; age 77
- Dr. E. R. Hoyt from Beaver Dam, settled 1847, died 7 June; age 79
- Mrs. R. Woodward from Portland, settled 1848, died 10 June; age 93
- Mrs. Roxana Stiles from Lowell, settled 1856, died 18 June; age 86
- Mrs. John Harrison from Watertown, settled 1848, died 20 June; age 87
- John Albert from Mayville, settled 1853, died 29 June; age 69
- William Holt from Beaver Dam, settled 1845, died 10 July; age 73
- Mrs. S. Lindermann from Portland, settled 1843, died 11 July; age 75
- Mrs. A. W. Dorward from Neosho, settled 1845, died 13 July; age 91
- John Clifford from Emmet, settled 1848, died 15 July; age 48
- Nic. Eberhardt from Le Roy, settled 1854, died 20 July; age 78
- Mrs. Wilhelm Haack from Hubbard, settled 1848, died 23 July; age 69
- Mrs. Lafayette Damp from Clyman, settled 1850, died 27 July; age 46
- Mrs. C. W. Scoville from Beaver Dam, settled 1851, died 28 July; age 84
- Hiram A. Jones from Juneau, settled 1854, died 1 August; age 69
- Frederick Sander from Reeseville, settled 1843, died 3 August; age 82
- Mrs. Robert Preston from Emmet, settled 1843, died 6 August; age 65
- Mrs. W. Griesbaum from Theresa, settled 1855, died 10 August; age 78
Deaths outside Dodge County
- Wm. Fischer, one of the first blacksmiths in Beaver Dam and a brother of Mrs. Thomas Hoy from Town Beaver Dam, died in Gothenburg, Nebraska on 23 August 1895 at the age of 75 years.
- James H. Warren, who came to Town Hubbard in 1845 and was married the next year to Miss Augusta B. Horton, died in Spearfish, South Dakota, on 21 August at the age of 74 years, 11 months and 27 days.
- Mrs. Stephan Sanborn, who with her husband settled in 1844 on the border of Towns Burnett and Oak Grove and later lived in Town Westford, died in Racine, MN on 12 September 1895 at the age of 79 years, 8 months and 2 days.
- Dr. H. S. Huse, who earlier lived in Hustisford, and from 1844-1869 lived in Watertown, died in Montpelier, VT, on 30 September 1895 at the age of 89.
- Sylvanus Rich, a pioneer from Town Hubbard and a brother of Joel Rich from Juneau, and Martin and A. J. Rich from Horicon, died on 25 September in Overbrook, Kansas.
- Mrs. Julius Quick, one of the earliest settlers of Horicon, died in Clinton, Iowa, on 1 October 1895 at the age of 80 years.
- Michael Tischler, who in 1843 settled in Ozaukee County, WI, and then lived about 25 years in Town Westford, Dodge County, died on 14 October 1895 at the age of 72 years, 2 months and 15 days.
- John S. DeGroff, who settled in Dodge County in 1845 and lived here until 1858, died in Buffalo County, WI, on 16 October 1895 at the age of 78 years.
- J. W. DeGroff, a son of the above named, who came to Dodge County in the same year as his father, died in Marshfield, WI, on 26 December 1895 at the age of 52.
- Mrs. Anna Dervin, who settled in Clyman in 1845 but lived there only 9 years, died on 23 October 1895 in Omaha, Nebraska, at the age of 72 years.
- Charles S. Greenfield, born in Town Burnett and a son of Mr. and Mrs. Willard Greenfield, died on 9 November 1895 in Portsmouth, Iowa, at the age of 45 years.
- Mrs. Mary Blanchard, daugher of the deceased D. T. Stool and wife, with whom she came to Beaver Dam in 1853, died on 28 November 1895 in Edgewood, Iowa, at the age of 59 years.
- Mrs. Asher Andrews, who came to Juneau in 1855, died on 12 December 1895 in the house of her son S. W. Andrews in Columbus, WI, at the age of 78 years.
- Mrs. Frank Hebel, born Hannah Braunschweig, who was born on 16 January 1849 in Town Lebanon, Dodge County, WI, died on 4 January 1896 in Town Medina, Dane County, WI.
- John Ellis, who settled in 1848 on a farm in Town Westford, died on 30 January 1896 in Green, Iowa, at the age of 80 years, 10 months and 9 days.
- Mrs. Sarah Johnson, wife of Rev. Owen Johnson, an old pioneer from Town Beaver Dam, died on 31 Januar 1896 in Plainfield, NY, at the age of 92 years.
- Robert Johnson, who came to Dodge County in 1850 and lived in Beaver Dam for several years, died on 6 February 1896 in Henry, South Dakota, at the age of 76 years.
- John N. Tidyman, a well-known pioneer from Mayville, died on 24 February 1896 in Waukegan, Illinois.
- Mrs. Geo. H. Adams, one of the earliest settlers of Town Elba, died on 24 February 1896 in Sabatka, Kansas, at the age of 67 years.
- Oliver Taylor, who lived near Iron Ridge from 1848 to 1873, died on 20 February 1896 in Hartford, at the age of 82 years.
- Mrs. A. Davidson, who came to Beaver Dam in 1846 and moved to Portage in 1863, died on 3 March 1896 in Oshkosh, at the age of 81 years.
- Samuel W. Tyler, who lived near Juneau from 1845 to 1851, died on 21 February 1896 in Plainsville, Adams County, WI, at the age of 72 years.
- Alfred S. Swarthout, a pioneer from Beaver Dam, died on 10 March 1896 in Bangor, WI, at the age of 68 years.
- Henry G. Evans, who came to Juneau in 1847 and moved to Minnesota in 1887, died 1 March 1896 in Amboy, Minnesota, at the age of 56.
- Patrick W. Dowd, who came to Elba in the 1850s and lived there until 1881, died on 20 March 1896 in St. Paul, Minnesota, at the age of 61 years.
- John McRae, who lived in Hustisford from 1846 to 1876, died on 4 April 1896 in Oconomowoc, at the age of 73 years.
- Mrs. Edward Burke, who was born in Shields in 1849, died on 1 April 1896 in Blanchard, North Dakota.
- Franklin Thompson, who lived in Beaver Dam from 1844 to 1854, died on 2 April 1896 in Fountain Prairie, WI, at the age of 83 years.
- Mrs. John Zimmer, mother of the (priest or minister) N. M. Zimmer from Beaver Dam, who came to Fussville, WI in 1847, died on 6 May 1896 in Beaver Dam.
- Foster A. Drown, who came to Beaver Dam in the 1840s, died on 14 May 1896 in Union, South Dakota, at the age of 70 years, 11 months and 15 days.
- Mrs. Luther Gilson, who with her parents came to Beaver Dam in 1845, died on 10 June 1896 in Milwaukee, at the age of 56 years, 6 months and 10 days.
- Mrs. Mariette Foster, widow of E. N. Foster, who settled in Mayville in 1845, died on 17 June 1896 in Fond du Lac, at the age of 81 years.
- Myron French, who was born on 8 January 1851 in Town Herman, died on 29 July 1896 in Denver, Colorado; his father Asa French settled in Town Herman in 1846.
- Leroy A. Snow, who was born on 20 March 1866 in Lowell, died on 26 July 1896 in Garner, Iowa.
- Geo. W. Millard, who settled in Beaver Dam in 1855, died on 10 August 1896 in Altamont, South Dakota, at the age of 75 years.
- Mrs. Mary Delaney, who was born in Town Shields in 1847, died on 11 August 1896 in Oconomowoc.
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