Kilgas, Otto

1879 - 1923  (44 years)    Has 2 ancestors and 50 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	Kilgas, Otto
  Born	3 Feb 1879	, , Wisconsin, USA
  Gender	Male
  1900 Census	1900	Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Wilhelm Kilgas63 Louise Kilgas62 Meta Kilgas31 Louise Kilgas23 Otto Kilgas21 Jesse Kilgas13 Ella Kilgas9
  1905 State Census	1905	Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Otto A Kilgas24 Katie C Kilgas22 Norbet W Kilgas3/12
  WWI Draft Registration Card	12 Sep 1918
  Name:Otto Anton Kilgas County:Outagamie State:Wisconsin Birth Date:3 Feb 1879 Race:White FHL Roll Number:1674882 DraftBoard:2
  1920 Census	1920	Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Otto 41, Katherine 37, Norbert 14, Walter 13, Margar et 12, Ida? (f) 10, Jerome 8, Mark 6.
  Died	17 Dec 1923	Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Buried	Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery, Kaukauna, Wisconsin, USA
  	Kilgas, Otto Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery, Kaukauna, Wisconsin, USA
  Person ID	I46114	1FamilyTree | ClarkVerbockel195286
  Last Modified	15 Apr 2018

  
  

  Father	Kilgas, Wilhelm,   b. Abt Sep 1836, , , , Germany ,   d. 19 Dec 1915, Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age ~ 79 years)
  Mother	Kessemeier, Louise Catherine,   b. Abt Aug 1837, , , , Germany ,   d. 28 Feb 1919, Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age ~ 81 years)
  Family ID	F34718	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Esler, Katherine,   b. 1 May 1883, Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 12 Aug 1954, Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 71 years)
  Married	7 Jun 1904	, Outagamie County, Wisconsin, USA
  Marriage Record (Family)	7 Jun 1904
  Outagamie Vol 4 page 156
  Katherine Esler 07 Jun 1904 Outagamie 04 0156 Ottaa A Kilggas 07 Jun 1 904 Outagamie 04 0156
  News Mention (Family)	Triple wedding - Esler Marriage News
  Brides Come in Threes - by Mrs. Orville C Griese On June 7th in the year 1904, there occurred in Kaukauna, Wisconsin, a phenomenon never again to be equaled - the marriage of two sisters and a brother, children of Frances and Peter Esler. The event caused a great stir; the city band accompanied the wedding party of twenty-two, to the scene of the wedding at Holy Cross Church. This photograph shows the three brides and grooms as follows: The lady to the far left is my mother, former Mary Esler; beside her is the groom, my father, Joseph Derus. The middle bride-to-be is Margaret Hendricks, about to exchange vows with John Esler. The last woman is Katherine Esler, to wed Otto Kilgas. The brides' dresses were hand sewn and quite ornate with lace; ruffles and flowers. My parents had seven children, as did the John Eslers. The Kilgas duo produced ten children. Through the years, procreation has numbered cousins in the hundreds, as can be witnessed at family reunions. Only two persons from the original wedding party are now living - one bride, now Margaret Esler, and one attendant, Mike Gerhartz. Descendants still abound in the Kaukauna area and surrounding Fox River Valley. In the Peter Esler family, there also were two daughters who married two brothers. One was Grace, married to Frank Femal, and Gertrude, married to Ernie Femal. Not many years later, one of the three who had the triple wedding died, along with my grand-father, Peter, so there was a double funeral. This was the husband of Katherine - Otto Kilgas. Peter Esler had a son Peter from a first marriage who was raised by his second wife Frances, along with three more sons - John, Henry, and Sylvester. The other daughters were Lena, Emma, and Anne. Anne is now Mrs. Bert Roberts, and lives in Kaukauna. She is in good health and is wonderful to visit with, as she remembers so many interesting stories from the past; it's a real pleasure to talk with her. Also living nearby is the youngest son, Sylvester Esler and his family.
  	Kilgas, Otto and Katherine Esler Marriage News
  Children	1. Kilgas, Unknown + 2. Kilgas, Norbert,   b. 17 Feb 1905, Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 24 Nov 1960, Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 55 years)   3. Kilgas, Walter,   b. 18 Jan 1906, Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 16 Feb 1968  (Age 62 years)   4. Kilgas, Margaret E.,   b. 30 May 1907, Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 7 Mar 1994, Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 86 years) + 5. Kilgas, Jerome,   b. 25 May 1911, Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 10 Oct 1998  (Age 87 years) + 6. Kilgas, Mark Willis,   b. 26 Jul 1913, Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 13 Jul 1984, Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 70 years)   7. Kilgas, Mary Ellen,   b. 1 Apr 1918, Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 1 Apr 1918, Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 0 years)   8. Kilgas, Annaceil "Anna",   b. 2 Jan 1920, Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 16 Jan 1999, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 79 years)   9. Kilgas, Robert,   b. 12 Oct 1921, Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 10 Mar 2000  (Age 78 years) + 10. Kilgas, Richard C.,   b. 14 Aug 1923, Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 8 Dec 1984  (Age 61 years)
  Last Modified	11 Aug 2014
  Family ID	F14744	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map	Load the map	Born - 3 Feb 1879 - , , Wisconsin, USA 1900 Census - 1900 - Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA Married - 7 Jun 1904 - , Outagamie County, Wisconsin, USA 1905 State Census - 1905 - Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA 1920 Census - 1920 - Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA Died - 17 Dec 1923 - Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA Buried - - Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery, Kaukauna, Wisconsin, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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