Arnold Chambers was born about 1920. He died 1 in 1947 in Arizona. He married Living.
Living [Parents]
Other marriages:Living
They had the following children:
F i Living
Eugene Miller [Parents] "Gene" was born 1 on 10 Mar 1922 in Chicago, IL. He died 2 on 19 Aug 2000 in Grayslake, Lake Co., IL. The cause of death was Natural Causes. He married 3 Living on 20 Sep 1947 in Chicago, IL. Eugene was employed 4 as pin boy at bowling alley in 1940 in Chicago, IL.
They had the following children:
M i Living M ii Living
Matthias Ott [Parents] was born 1, 2 on 9 Jan 1827 in Kell, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany. He died 3 on 13 Nov 1888 in Jefferson, Jefferson Co., WI. He married 4 Elisabeth Lauer on 30 Apr 1845 in Kell, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany. Matthias immigrated 5 on 18 Jul 1868 to Bremen, Germ. to New York, NY (S.S. America). He was employed 6 as Farmer in 1870/1880 in Jefferson, WI.
OTT is German for "Treasure."
IMMIGRANT: His youngest son was listed as foreign born and three years old placing his arrival in America from Germany at about 1867-1869. Naturalized by 1870 in Jefferson, WI, but records are dim.
PREVIOUS KNOWLEDGE: Originally found by SMP on 4/12/2002 in 1875 Wisconsin state census filed at UW-Whitewater. Connected to family by more detailed 1870 and 1880 U.S. censuses. He is described by records as a farmer living outside Jefferson, WI.
CONFIRMED TIMELINE
1828 born in Prussia or Rhineland
1868 Leaves port of Bremen aboard the S.S. America with wife and children. Listed on manifest in New York, NY, as being from Kell - naturalized sometime before 1870 census taken
1870 42 years old and living on farm near Jefferson, WI, with wife and all 5 children - Oldest son is ill farmhand. Two of his children are attending St. Coletta's School. HIs property has a listed value of $1600 and his personal estate is valued at $700. (1870 U.S. Census)
1875 Still on farm with full family intact. (1875 Wisconsin Census)
1880 By this time, John, Susan, and Emma do not appear on census. (Emma is in Chicago.) He is living on farm.
1888 Dies at age 60 in Jefferson, WI.
Elisabeth Lauer [Parents] was born 1 in Jan 1823 in Kell, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany. She died about 1927 in Jefferson, Jefferson Co., WI. She married 2 Matthias Ott on 30 Apr 1845 in Kell, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany. Elisabeth immigrated 3 on 18 Jul 1868 to Bremen, Germ. to New York, NY (S.S. America). She was employed 4 as "House Keeper".
PREVIOUS KNOWLEDGE: Originally found by SMP on 4/12/2002 in marriage record of son Mathias Jr. in records kept at UW-Whitewater.
CONFIRMED TIMELINE:
1823 Born in "Prussia" (1870 U.S. Census)
~1868 Immigrates to U.S. with husband and children.
1870 Living on farm near Jefferson, WI, and described of as a "house keeper" in records. (1870 U.S. Census)
1880 Appears on U.S. Census records as living in Jefferson, WI, still. (1880 U.S. Census)
1900 Shown living on daughter Margaret's house on Beuter St. in Jefferson, WI (1900 U.S. Census)
They had the following children:
F i Anna Marie Ott M ii Johann Ott was born 1, 2 on 26 Dec 1850 in Kell, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany. He died 3 about 1870 in Jefferson, WI. The cause of death was "Consumption". Johann immigrated in 1868. He was employed 4 as Farm Laborer. F iii Susanna Ott F iv Elisabetha Ott M v Matthias Jr. Ott F vi Margaret Ott F vii Katharina Ott was born 1 on 15 Aug 1845 in Kell, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany. She died 2 on 10 Mar 1846 in Kell, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany. F viii Susanna Ott was born 1 on 3 Jun 1847 in Kell, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany. She died 2 on 20 Jun 1851 in Kell, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany. F ix Elisabetha Ott was born 1 on 20 Mar 1855 in Kell, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany. She died 2 on 26 Oct 1856 in Kell, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany. F x Katharina Ott was born 1 on 1 Jan 1861 in Kell, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany. She died 2 on 3 Jun 1862 in Kell, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany.
Matthias Jr. Ott [Parents] was born 1, 2 on 22 Dec 1865 in Kell, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany. He died after 1930 in Jefferson, Jefferson Co., WI. He married Elizabeth Miller on 9 Oct 1894 in Jefferson, WI (St. Lawrence Church). Matthias was employed 3 as Farmer. He immigrated in 1868.
PREVIOUS KNOWLEDGE: Discovered by SMP while searching marriage index on 4/12/02 in Whitewater.
CONFIRMED TIMELINE:
1867 Born in "Prussia" (1870 Census)
~1868 Immigrates to U.S. with parents
1870 Living on farm near Jefferson, WI (1870 U.S. Census)
1880 Attending school at St. Coletta's in Jefferson, WI (1880 U.S. Census)
1894 Working as famer. Marries Elisabeth Miller in St. Lawrence Church in Jefferson, WI (Jeff Co. Marriage Reg.)
1900 Shown on census working as a farmer on a mortgaged farm and living with own family of 3 children and wife near Jefferson, WI. (1900 U.S. Census)
Elizabeth Miller [Parents] "Lizzie" was born 1 in Oct 1874 in Jefferson, Jefferson Co., WI. She died after 1930 in Jefferson, Jefferson Co., WI. She married Matthias Jr. Ott on 9 Oct 1894 in Jefferson, WI (St. Lawrence Church).
They had the following children:
F i Helen Ott was born 1 in Aug 1896 in Jefferson, Jefferson Co., WI. F ii Kate Ott was born 1 in 1897 in Jefferson, Jefferson Co., WI. M iii Albert Ott M iv Edwin A. Ott was born 1 about 1901 in Jefferson, Jefferson Co., WI. M v Leo J. Ott was born 1 about 1903 in Jefferson, Jefferson Co., WI. F vi Living
Adam Schoeckelman [Parents] was born 1 about 1858 in Hebron, Jefferson Co., WI. He married Elisabetha Ott on 13 Jan 1880 in Jefferson, WI (St. Lawrence Church). Adam was employed 2 as farmer in 1905 in Jefferson, Jefferson Co., WI.
1905 Living in Jefferson, WI (1905 WI Census)
Elisabetha Ott [Parents] was born 1, 2 on 11 Feb 1859 in Kell, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany. She married Adam Schoeckelman on 13 Jan 1880 in Jefferson, WI (St. Lawrence Church). Elisabetha immigrated in 1868.
They had the following children:
M i John Schoeckelman was born about 1881 in Jefferson, Jefferson Co., WI. M ii Frank Schoeckelman was born 1 about 1882 in Jefferson, Jefferson Co., WI. F iii Elizabeth Schoeckelman was born 1 about 1888 in Jefferson, Jefferson Co., WI. F iv Mary Schoeckelman was born 1 about 1891 in Jefferson, Jefferson Co., WI.
Nerbert Schoeckelman was born about 1830 in Bavaria. He died in Hebron, Jefferson Co., WI. He married Barbara.
Barbara died in Hebron, Jefferson Co., WI. She married Nerbert Schoeckelman.
They had the following children:
M i Adam Schoeckelman F ii Sena Schoeckelman was born in 1851 in Hebron, Jefferson Co., WI. F iii Barbara Schoeckelman was born in 1850 in Hebron, Jefferson Co., WI. F iv Margaretti Schoeckelman was born in 1853 in Hebron, Jefferson Co., WI. F v Theresa Schoeckelman was born in 1857 in Hebron, Jefferson Co., WI. F vi Catherine Schoeckelman was born in 1859 in Hebron, Jefferson Co., WI. M vii Wolfe Schoeckelman was born in 1861 in Hebron, Jefferson Co., WI.
John Sr. Miller was born 1, 2 in 1851 in Bavaria, Germany. He died in Jefferson, Jefferson Co., WI. He married Amelia Heger. John was employed 3 as Blacksmith in 1880.
Amelia Heger was born 1 in 1853 in Ireland. She died in Jefferson, Jefferson Co., WI. She married John Sr. Miller.
In 1880 Rudolph Hager was a brewer in Jefferson, WI. Another Hager was in Jefferson Co., WI, in the town of Aztalan, an Austrian immigrant farmer named Mathew.
They had the following children:
F i Elizabeth Miller M ii John Jr. Miller was born 1 in 1877 in Jefferson, Jefferson Co., WI. M iii Joseph Miller was born 1 in 1880 in Jefferson, Jefferson Co., WI.
Laurence Eugene Wilcox [Parents] was born on 29 Dec 1890 in Coral Township, McHenry Co., IL. He died on 8 Mar 1985 in Poplar Grove, Cook Co., IL. He was buried in Mar 1985 in Woodstock, IL (Woodstock Memorial Cemetery) . He married Myrtle S. Brown. Laurence graduated in 1908 in MHSWASTBC, but didn't go.. He was employed as in 1910 in Helped lay gravel forRoute 20 with his team of horses. He h. He was employed as in 1926 in Was working in the Nash Auto Plant in Kenosha, WI.. He was employed as in 1929 in RTM, IL to help father hold onto farm during depression..
Other marriages:Wedel, Anna Carla (Sorensen)
During Milk Strikes was hit in the head with a lead pipe. Lucky he wasn'tseverly hurt.
Myrtle S. Brown was born about 1900 in Chicago, IL. She married Laurence Eugene Wilcox.
They had the following children:
F i Living M ii William Eugene Wilcox F iii Living
Laurence Eugene Wilcox [Parents] was born on 29 Dec 1890 in Coral Township, McHenry Co., IL. He died on 8 Mar 1985 in Poplar Grove, Cook Co., IL. He was buried in Mar 1985 in Woodstock, IL (Woodstock Memorial Cemetery) . He married Anna Carla (Sorensen) Wedel on 24 Dec 1925 in Kenosha, WI. Laurence graduated in 1908 in MHSWASTBC, but didn't go.. He was employed as in 1910 in Helped lay gravel forRoute 20 with his team of horses. He h. He was employed as in 1926 in Was working in the Nash Auto Plant in Kenosha, WI.. He was employed as in 1929 in RTM, IL to help father hold onto farm during depression..
Other marriages:Brown, Myrtle S.
During Milk Strikes was hit in the head with a lead pipe. Lucky he wasn'tseverly hurt.
Anna Carla (Sorensen) Wedel [Parents] was born on 3 Feb 1904 in Chicago, IL. She died on 31 Dec 1982 in Poplar Grove, Cook Co., IL. She was buried on 3 Jan 1983 in Woodstock, IL (Woodstock Memorial Cemetery) . She married Laurence Eugene Wilcox on 24 Dec 1925 in Kenosha, WI.
also of Racine-Kenosha, WI
"Anna was well loved by most people who knew her. She always made it apoint to find something good about everyone she met. She went to Nursestrainging at St Mary's (Kenosha or Racine)?. Cannot exactly rememberwhere. Was a registered nurse when she married dad. She was 21 when shemarried Pa. They had a house at 38th Ave. Kenosha, WI. from there theymoved to Harmony Road, Marengo IL. This was with an agreement that ifthey helped keep the farm, that the farm would eventually be their's.But Grandma Wilcox saw to it that this didn't happen. She was oneperson who did not seem to like any of her daughter-in-laws. Mom was Mato many a person" per M. Plencner
They had the following children:
M i Living F ii Living M iii Frank Aaron Wilcox F iv Living
Eugene Grandison Wilcox [Parents] was born on 27 Aug 1858 in Coral Township, McHenry Co., IL. He died on 12 Jul 1947 in Coral Township, McHenry Co., IL. He was buried in 1947 in Marengo, IL (Marengo Cemetary). He married Mary Ella Greene on 14 Aug 1888 in WI.
Mary Ella Greene [Parents] was born on 9 May 1868 in New York. She died on 8 Mar 1952 in Marengo, IL. She was buried on 11 Mar 1952 in Marengo, IL (Marengo Cemetary). She married Eugene Grandison Wilcox on 14 Aug 1888 in WI.
They had the following children:
M i Laurence Eugene Wilcox F ii Marguerette Laura Wilcox was born on 25 Aug 1895. She died on 3 Dec 1904. F iii Marjory Belle Wilcox M iv Chapin Aaron Wilcox M v Harry Green Wilcox