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Derived from: The
History of Jefferson County, Wisconsin by C. W. Butterfield, 1879
CONRAD DIPPEL, Sixth Ward,
Dodge Co; born in Saxony
In May,
1854, he married Louise Hoerger; she died in Cottage
Grove, Dane Co., Wis., in October, 1861; by this marriage he had three
children, two of whom are now living – Louis and Caroline; one son, John, died
when only about 6 months old.
Mr. Dippel’s present wife was Mrs. Wilhelmina Niemann; they were married in April, 1862; she had one
daughter by a former marriage – Augusta (now Mrs. Wendtland
of Watertown). Mr. Dippel
came to Watertown in 1855; lived here until March, 1861, then he removed to
Cottage Grove, Dane Co., where he resided until April, 1862, then returned to
Watertown.
He served
one year and one month in Co. I, 37th Wis. V.I.; was
wounded and lost right arm, near Petersburg, Va., June 17, 1864; discharged and
pensioned in December, 1864; since that time he has lived in Watertown. He was educated at the Polytechnic Institute
of Dresden, Saxony.
For six
years, he taught in the Sixth Ward Public School of Watertown; he is a member
of the German Reformed Church; he is Secretary and Treasurer of the Bible
society, and is a member of the Northeastern Wisconsin Bee-Keeper’s
Association. Mr. Dippel
is a bee-keeper of considerable prominence, being a producer to quite an extent.
Conrad and
Wilhelmina are buried
in Oak Hill Cemetery
Dippel, Conrad Civil
War veteran, GAR Personal War Sketch, 1890
H. B. DODD,
representing the express and telegraph companies; was born in Toledo, Ohio, in
October, 1849.
When 9
years of age, he removed to Indianapolis, where he resided seven years; going thence
to Canada; remaining there two years and removing to Kalamazoo, Mich., residing
there one year, when he again removed and established himself at Fond du Lac; whence, after four years’ residence, he again moved
to Watertown, reaching his present home in the spring of 1872.
He has
been in the employ of the American Express Company thirteen years.
On
EDWARD DOSCHADES, hotel
proprietor, Waterloo; born in Germany March 20, 1838; came to America in 1865;
located at Watertown, Wis., and went to work at his trade of turner; in 1868,
went to Baraboo, Sauk Co., and engaged in the same business.
In 1871,
he opened a hotel at Everyman's Station, which he kept until 1875; went to
farming two years; in 1878, came to Waterloo and started the Wisconsin
Hotel.
Married,
in Germany, in May, 1864, Amelia Budach, of Germany. Has one child - Otto, born
S. M. EATON,
manufacturer of mineral waters; born near Kingston,
Canada,
S. M.
Eaton came to Watertown in 1868, having been located at Fond du Lac for two years prior to that date, engaged in the
manufacture of soda and mineral waters since 1866.
On
Eaton,
Edward O., b. 1859, d. 1890
Eaton,
Eleanor J., b. 1832, d. 1912
Eaton,
Ella A., b. 1865, d. 1919
Eaton, F.
M., b. 1856, d. 1911
Eaton, S.
M., b. 1832, d. 1922
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A powerful team
belonging to S. M. Eaton & Son, attached to an ice wagon, became frightened
Saturday afternoon near Fifth street and ran away, going west on Main street at
a breakneck speed, colliding with a buggy near the corner of Fourth and Main,
belonging to Mrs. Amelia Brennecke who had come to
the city with her son, who fortunately were absent from the buggy at the time
as the vehicle was badly wrecked. Pursuing their flight they struck another
buggy belonging to Martin Stueber, a farmer, in front
of the store of Schempf Bros. & Co., which was
also badly wrecked and Mr. Stueber slightly injured.
Continuing their
flight they struck a farm wagon opposite the Masonic Temple belonging to O. Brennecke, a farmer, taking off their hind wheels without
injuring no one and then ran to the corner of Main and Washington streets,
where they were stopped. It is surprising that so little damage was done and
only one person injured as street at the time was full of teams and people.
THOMAS D. EVANS,
carpenter and joiner; born
Carmarthenshire, Wales,
where he was educated and learnt his
profession; came to
America in 1853, and located in Watertown, Wis.;
worked for
himself till 1856, when he entered the employ of the C. & St.
P.
Railroad, and worked in several departments till, in 1869, he became
foreman
carpenter, and still holds that position.
Married Miss Margaret
Jones, of
Wales, in September, 1851; they have one child – David T.
Members of
the Welsh Presbyterian Church; Republican.
HON. H. FLINN, nurseryman and farmer, Sec. 8; P.O. Watertown; born
1830 with
his parents, who located in Paris, where he learned his
profession of
nurseryman. In 1848, he came to
Wisconsin and settled in
Watertown
Township, Jefferson Co.; bought two and one-half acres and
afterward five
acres of land near the College; then ten acres on Silver
Creek,
when he sold the first two pieces. About
1858, he bought ninety-
nine acres of
prairie and timber land, a tavern stand and ferryboat in
Iowa, and
sold it within six days. In 1859, he
bought 120 acres in Iowa
for $600, and
within a year, sold it for $1,200; then bought forty acres
near Columbia,
Wis., and sold it at an advance of $150.
In 1860, bought
160 acres
near Delton, on Webster Prairie, and sold it at a loss of over
$800. In 1874, bought his nursery grounds and farm
of sixty-two acres,
on which he
raises all kinds of fruit and shade trees and evergreens
suitable to this
climate; on the farm, he raises all kinds of grain and
stock. Married Miss Annice
Frost, of Hustisford, Wis.,
had eight
children – Eunice (now Mrs. Squiers), Alvy N., Harriet (now
Mrs. Hurtubise),
Annie, Eudora, Viola, Benjamin and William S. (who
died at 9
years of age). Mr. Flinn
was Mayor of Watertown for 1873 and
1874; was
employed in the Quartermaster’s department in St. Louis from
1864 till
the close of the war; member of Assembly for 1877, 1878, and
is for 1879;
was elected the first time without opposition, polling 2.034
votes. In 1879, he received 819 against 534 for J. Gibb (Independent
Democrat),
5,387 for Shennick (Independent Democrat), and 183
for
S.S.
Woodworth (Greenbacker). He was Alderman of the Third Ward
for 1877.
AUGUST FUERMANN, brewer; was born in Germany
came to
Wisconsin in 1847, locating in Milwaukee, where he opened a
grocery and
saloon; he then moved to Watertown and engaged in the
brewing of lager
beer in a building 24 x 50 and gradually made additions
to the same
until he has the handsomest brewery in Watertown. He
married, in 1846,
Christiana Hengott, of Prussia; he has nine children
–
Charlie,
August, Amelia, Julius, Aida, Henry, Iette, Albert
and Gerhard.
AUGUST FUERMANN, Jr., proprietor of saloon; born in Watertown
and Chicago
agent of the Fuermann Brewing Company from October,
1871,
until he returned to Watertown, and engaged in present business in
February,
1878.
of Ferdinand
Speer); she was born in Watertown; they have one child –
Amanda,
born
I.O.O.F., Turners’ and Concordia
Musical Societies.
WM. FUERSTENAU, teacher; born in Prussia
America in
1857; located in Chicago; was employed as a teacher there
and in that
vicinity for seven years; then he came to Watertown, and has
been engaged
in teaching here ever since; he is Principal of the school
which he is now
connected with; educated at Stettin Seminary, in
Germany. Mr. F. is a member of the Missouri German
Lutheran Synod.
she was born
in Prussia; they have six children – Martha (now the wife
of Rev. Mr. Machmiller, of Fairbank, Iowa), Renata (now teaching in
Milwaukee),
Martin (a student in the Northwestern University), Paul and
Anna.
S. B.
FULLER, wholesale and retail dealer in new “Home,” “Eldredge,”
and the best
makes of Singer Sewing Machines. Mr.
Fuller came to
Watertown
in August, 1866; he has sold about 4,000 sewing machines
since he
engaged in that business in 1869; the first three years of his
residence here, he
was in insurance business; then, for nine years, he was
district agent for
the “Singer Manufacturing Company;” he
was born in
Milford, N.H.,
Lac. In April, 1870, he was married to Mary I.
Avery, daughter of Dr.
Avery, of
Richmond, Ind.; she was born in Ohio; they have three
children –
Gertrude, Anna and Abbie. Mrs. Fuller is a member of the
Congregational
Church.
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Richard Enrst Lauersdorf was born
Graduated
from Northwestern College in 1956 and from Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary in 1960. Spent a year of vicarage at Grace in Tucson, AZ.
Married to
Charlene Baumgarten of North Freedom, WI on
Served the
first mission of WELS in Canada, Our Savior's at
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, June 1960 till end of December 1963. Served St. Matthew's of Ontario, WI and St. John's of Kendall, WI,
January 1964 till end of December 1968. Served St.
John's of Jefferson, WI, January 1969 till end of August 1997.
Contributing
Editor of Northwestern Lutheran 1974-1998, writing the opening devotional page
for those twenty years. Member of Board for World Missions 1969-1997
with service on its Latin American Committee, also as vice-chairman of the
Board for World Missions, and as the chairman of the Committee for Mission
Expansion.
1st Vice
President of WELS 1987-2001 with service on its
Conference of Presidents, Committee on Assignment of Calls, Coordinating
Council, and Synodical Council.
Full time
Vice President of Mission and Ministry for WELS
1997-2001 when retired.
Author of
Hebrews Commentary in People's Bible series; of "With our Eyes on
Jesus" (devotions on the twelve apostles, and other festivals); of
"Be Near Me Lord Jesus" (devotions for
Advent and Christmas); of "As Luther Taught the Word of Truth"
(devotions on the Small Catechism).
Accepted a
call to Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, West Bend, WI, and installed as part
time pastor on
Derived from: The
History of Jefferson County, Wisconsin by C. W. Butterfield, 1879
