Kohl, Michael

1870 - 1951  (80 years)    Has 6 ancestors and 19 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	Kohl, Michael
  Born	14 Nov 1870	, , Wisconsin, USA
  Gender	Male
  1880 Census	1880	Grand Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Elizebeth Cole 30 Michael Cole 9 Anna Cole 7 Joseph Cole 4 Bacy Cole 3 Luisa Cole 9M John Kohl the father of this family is listed in ED126, Page 1 of Grand Chute
  1900 Census	1900	Grand Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Mike Kohl29 Elizabeth Kohl30 Johnnie Kohl6 Mary Kohl4 Laura Kohl2 Henrietta Neiland17
  Biography	1911
  History of Outagamie County, Wisconsin Page 0669
  MICHAEL KOHL, who owns one of the finest farms in Grand Chute township, a tract of 200 acres of well-cultivated land, on which he carries on general farming, dairying and cattle raising, is a native of this township, having been born on the School Section Road, November 14, 1870, a son of John and Elizabeth (Friese) Kohl, the former born in Hesse Darmstadt, Germany, in February, 1849, and the latter in Luxemburg in 1851. John Kohl came to the United States with his parents when he was only four years of age, and the family during the next twelve years resided in Milwaukee. During the Civil War they came to Appleton, where John Kohl grew to manhood on the farm occupied by his parents on the School Section Road, and he was reared to the occupation of a farmer, becoming one of the prominent men of his district and the owner of 340 acres of land. In the fall of 1908 he sold all of this property except forty acres and retired to Appleton, his home now being at No. 1167 Packard street. For a number of years Mr. Kohl also operated a threshing outfit throughout this township. He and his wife were the parents of twelve children, of whom seven are now living: Michael; Joseph, residing on School Section Road, a farmer; Theresa, the wife of Gustave Schultz, a mason contractor of State street, Appleton; Louisa, the wife of Emil Heidman, a cigarmaker, residing on the Sherman place; Magdalena, a teacher in the Fifth Ward school, Appleton, residing with her parents; Charles, a farmer of Grand Chute township; and Emma, a graduate of Bush Business College, Appleton, who makes her home with her parents . Michael Kohl attended the school on School Section road for some time, and later was at St. Joseph's school for one term and the Third Ward school for a like period. At the age of eighteen years he went to Seattle, Washington, working as driver of a six-horse team for a grading and freighting company, and went thence to Tacoma, Olympia and Centralia, in that state, being engaged in construction work. Later he was located at Grays Harbor, Washington, and then went to North Dakota, working as second feeder with a threshing outfit for two years, and during that winter came home. During the following summer he had charge of the separator of the same outfit, and then spent the winter at home, but during the following spring became a railroad fireman on the Ashland Division of the Northwestern Railroad, a position which he held for two years. Mr. Kohl was then married and engaged in carpentering until the following fall, when he bought his present property at that time a badly run down and unimproved property, with delapidated buildings. At about the same time Mr. Kohl purchased a threshing outfit with his brother Joseph, and this they operated together for fourteen years, Mr. Kohl in the meantime gradually improving his property until he had made it one of the finest in the township. In 1898 he built a barn 40x96 feet, and ten years later erected his residence, one of the best in Grand Chute township, thoroughly equipped with hot and cold water and all modern conveniences, which would be a credit to any community. The other buildings on the property are up to the standard in comparison, and the whole property shows that the owner is an industrious and enterprising man. Modern machinery and a gasoline engine are used on this farm, and Mr. Kohl's versatility may be seen when it is known that he built all of his buildings himself. He carries on general farming, dairying and stockraising, and has been eminently successful in his undertakings . On September 28, 1893, Mr. Kohl was married to Elizabeth Weiland, who was born on the Freedom Road, Grand Chute township, June 16, 1868, daughter of John and Eva (Schmitz) Weiland . John Weiland was born June 16, 1838, in Prizen, Germany, and came to America when about eighteen years of age with his mother, his father having died in Germany. They located in Granville township, Milwaukee county, and several years later came to Grand Chute township, where Mr. Weiland became the owner of 180 acres of land on the Freedom Road. There his wife, who was born December 25, 1842, died aged about fifty years, and about one year later Mr. Weiland was married again and moved to Appleton, locating near the Third Ward school, where he is now living retired. Mr. and Mrs. Weiland had the following children: Elizabeth, who married Mr. Kohl; Bernhardt, who is living on the Freedom Road; Nicholas, who makes his home on the old homestead; Frederick, a farmer residing near Kaukauna; Agnes, who married John Kettenhafen, residing on Erie street, Appleton; and Henrietta, a sister in the Notre Dame Convent. Mr. and Mrs. Kohl have seven children, all living at home, as follows: John P., born May 2, 1894; Mary, September 6, 1895; Laura, February 10, 1898; Margaret, February 17, 1901; Henrietta, November 7, 1903; Edward, October 25, 1905; and Helen, September 21, 1910. The family are members of St. Joseph's Catholic Church, at Appleton. Mr. Kohl is independent in politics, and has never aspired to public office, although he has served in the capacity of road overseer of Grand Chute township. He has recently purchased a new five-passenger, thirty-horsepower "Clark" automobile and enjoys life as a man of his temperament can properly .
  	Kohl, Michael Biography from History of Outagamie County, Wisconsin; 1911.
  1920 Census	1920	Grand Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  page 6B; Listed living with wife and 5 children a ge 49, wife Elizabeth age 51, Margaret 21, Margaret 17, Henrietta 16, Edwa rd 14, Helen 9.
  Died	5 Apr 1951
  Obituary	6 Apr 1951
  Appleton Post Crescent
  Page 10
  Buried	St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery, Appleton, Wisconsin, USA
  Person ID	I30848	1FamilyTree
  Last Modified	9 Feb 2018

  
  

  Father	Kohl, John Peter,   b. 15 Feb 1848, Hesse, Darmstadt, , Hessen, Germany ,   d. 21 Apr 1937, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 89 years)
  Mother	Fries, Elizabeth,   b. 18 Nov 1849, Schifflange, , Luxembourg, Luxembourg ,   d. Abt 1919  (Age 69 years)
  Family ID	F51507	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Weiland, Elizabeth,   b. 16 Jun 1868, Grand Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 20 Nov 1943  (Age 75 years)
  Married	28 Sep 1893
  Children	+ 1. Kohl, John,   b. 2 May 1894, Grand Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 3 Jan 1950, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 55 years) + 2. Kohl, Mary,   b. 6 Sep 1895, Grand Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 30 Dec 1982, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 87 years)   3. Kohl, Laura Agnes,   b. 10 Feb 1898, Grand Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 4 Sep 1979, Milbank, Grant, South Dakota, USA  (Age 81 years)   4. Kohl, Margaret,   b. 17 Feb 1901, Grand Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. Abt May 1986, Milbank, Grant, South Dakota, USA  (Age 85 years)   5. Kohl, Henrietta,   b. Abt 1903, Grand Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. Bef 2003  (Age ~ 99 years)   6. Kohl, Edward,   b. 25 Oct 1905, Grand Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 20 Jun 1981  (Age 75 years)   7. Kohl, Helen,   b. Abt 1910, Grand Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	1 May 2010
  Family ID	F10051	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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