Giesbers, Cornelius

Giesbers, Cornelius

Male 1824 - 1911  (87 years)    Has 6 ancestors and more than 100 descendants in this family tree.

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  • Name Giesbers, Cornelius 
    Born 4 Sep 1824  Mill, , Noord-Brabant, Netherlands Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Birth - Civil Record 8 Sep 1824 
    Immigration 8 May 1848  New York, New York, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    1850 Census 1850  Kaukalin, Brown, Wisconsin, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    1855 State Census 1855  Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    1860 Census 1860  Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    1870 Census 1870  Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    1880 Census 1880  Wrightstown, Brown, Wisconsin, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
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    • From Helen Forbeck's files; THE FAMILY TREE January 1933
      Wilbert Giesbers, husband of (Antoinette) Nettie Maas, died in Holland whi le still a young man leaving a very young family not even in their teen s. The widow operated a tavern in Holland to keep her family intact. The B urgermeister of Mill, Holland, suggested that the townspeople patronize t he widow's tavern as that was her only means of support. The struggling w as too difficult and we find her emigrating to America with her children:
      Cornelius, Elizabeth Gerrits, John (Killed in Civil War) and Kate Vanden H euvel(John - Rank=Private, Co E, 6th Infantry, June 28, 1961…..enlisted in Appl eton, Wounded Sep 62, deserted 14 Sep 62 or 63)
      (Kaukaulin Census 1950 - 685/733)
      She sailed in 1848 on one of Father Vandenbroek's three sailing vessels. R ev. Vandenbroek was a missionary interested in the colonization of Holla nd Catholics in the Fox River Valley. It is believed he secured money eith er from the Foreign Mission Society at Washington or the Government at Was hington as well as from wealthy friends of his in Holland for the financi ng of this emigration from Europe. Migrating from Holland to Little Chu te was a trip which required three months. The passage fare was paid by so me although many were unable to pay at all.
      The emigrating colonists, after landing in America, sailed up the Hudson R iver to Albany, New York, connecting there with the Erie Barge Canal, a ca nal which was dug from Albany, N.Y. to Buffalo and is still in existence t oday. The barges were horse drawn from a tow path on the canal bank -- a s low tedious journey taking a day between each stopping place. At each stop ping place a relief team of horses was hitched to the barge for another da y's travel, working in relays in this manner, until the canal trip was com pleted at Buffalo. Each stopping place was a day's journey. Although Fult on had invented the steamboat prior to this time, it is likely that saili ng vessels were used through the Great Lakes to Green Bay and from there t hey walked and used ox carts in going to Little Chute which was 25 miles s outhwest of Green Bay. The Fox River had no system of locks at that time m aking it unnavigable because of the rough rapids* and uncontrolled waters.
      After settling, Mrs. Wilbert Giesbers married again to Mr.Van Niel and set tled along the riverbank. Mr. Van Niel had studied for the priesthood in A msterdam but did not attain his ambition because of an accident while trav eling which impaired his hearing. Because of his education, he was o ne of the leaders of Little Chute, and it was at his home that Rev. Vanden broek* made his headquarters while on his mission travels.
      Cornelius married, lived on a farm west of Little Chute and later operat ed a tavern near the depot before moving to another farm in Wrightstown. C hildren were born as follows:
      William 1854 in Green Bay 1854
      Mary - Mrs. Albert Langenberg in Green Bay 1857
      Hannah - Mrs. Anton Langenberg in Green Bay 1860
      Arnold in Kaukauna l862
      Nettie - Mrs. Henry Vandenheuvel in Kaukauna 1865
      John in Kaukauna 1867
      Jennie - Mrs. Herman Fink in Menasha 1870

      1* Little Chute (Le Petit Chute) - the Little Rapids as the French earliercalled it when this area was part of French Canada before French & Indi an War 2* Vandenbroek Township - the area that surrounds the Village of Little C hute

      Although the eldest boy was known as William, his real name was Wilber t. He spent many years of his boyhood with his grandmother, Mrs. Van Nie l, in Little Chute. As a young man he spent his winters in logging camps ( pinery) earning money financing his father's farm. With his experien ce in farming, he spent many years as the superintendent of the J. K. DeLa ney 160 acre farm which traded and sold horses. The Giesbers farm was so ld to a Mr. Redemacher and as of 1933 all the buildings remain intact. Wil liam's parents, Cornelius and Nettie, are buried in Green Bay.
      Herman Finkenflugel along with his six (really five - one died earlier -hf f) children -- Henry, Barney, Gertrude, John, Johanna, and Mary, emigrat ed to East Boston, Mass, after the death of his wife in Holland. (Letter h ome to Holland from Hermanus and Henry's Civil War records state that s he died in Aug 14, 1849 in East Boston - hff.) He married Dora Kobussen w ho had a son, John (born in Little Chute) - (actually, John was born in Holland-hff). Dora died without bearing any children. (She had many children …..with Willem Cobissen in Holland - hff) Herman then moved to Appleton and worked in his nephew's cooper shop at Madison and Lincoln Streets in Appleton. He later moved to the "flats* and worked in Parker's stave factory. He married Marie (Mary) Lauterbach. The children were as follows: Kate-- Mrs. John Madigan born in Appleton, 18
      Mary -- Mrs. William Giesbers born in Appleton, 1866
      Herman born in Appleton
      John born in Appleton
      Anna -- Mrs. Ed Seager born in Appleton
      Minnie -- Mrs. Joseph Merkel born in Appleton
      Joseph born in Appleton
      Their house was near the site of the present site of the car barns* not more than 100 feet from the small Memorial building where the first big commercial electric lighting plant began August 20, 1882. It is a matter of history that the Hoover Dam, Mussel Shoals, and other gigantic projects for creating electric power owe their existence to this Appleton unit so close to the Finkenflugel home.
      When the family was still young, they purchased a farm in Dundas which was later sold when the family bought a farm in Wrightstown. The Wrightstown farm was across the fence from the Giesbers farm. Van Zeeland owns the farm but the original home and buildings are no longer standing. After the death of Herman Fink, his widow moved to Menasha.

      LAUTERBACH
      In 1847 the Lauterbach family came to America (possibly from Wiesbaden or Wehr, Germany) when their daughter Marie was just seven years old. It was reported that they had lived in the Alsase-Lorraine district. Matthew Lauterbach was a shoemaker by trade. After emigrating to America, they moved to a farm in Marytown, south of Chilton, Wisconsin, and east of Lake Winnebago. The children were as follows:
      Kathryn -- Mrs. John Melcher Menasha Mary -- Mrs. Herman Finkenflugel 1840 Elizabeth -- Mrs. Fred Nabbenfeld 1841
      Minnie -- Mrs. Henry Berrendes then
      Mrs. Peter Hemmang Fond du Lac
      Chris Green Bay Anna -- Sister Edesia, Milwaukee convent (Notre Dame Nuns)
      From Marytown the family moved to Menasha. The father died, and his widow remarried a Mr. Schreiber and moved to Milwaukee. The children, especially the eldest, did not accompany them. Minnie became the housekeeper for Governor Doty and Marie (Mary) worked in Appleton and Menasha where she met Herman Fink1* "Flats" were the -- and still is the industrial heart of Appleton.2* Governor Dotv was the first Governor of Wisconsin after becoming a state.
      Matthew Lauterbach is buried in Little Chute on the site of the present church and his wife is buried in Marytown.

      LOOKING BACKWARDS, Solemn Event in Little Chute, 100 years ago
      Quoted from the Appleton Crescent for July 15, 1871 Saturday, July 8th, and Sunday, July 9th, were days of great solemni ty at Little Chute.The Rt. Rev. Bishop of Green Bay gave confirmation to about 200 children, with a few grown persons, on Sunday afternoon, and blessed the new bell of the Catholic church in the afternoon. Accordingly, when the time came, the people of the place descended upon the railway station to welcome and receive the Bishop.When the cars arrived on Saturday, there was a crowd of more than 300 persons near the railroad. They formed into a line and escorted His Grace in grand procession, with banners floating in the breeze, to the pastoral mansion. Mr. J. C. Van Niel, leader on such occasions, appeared as Chief Marshall of the day in full uniform of a captain of the army of the Netherlands.His Grace seemed pleased with the reception, and so were the people.
    Died 29 Dec 1911  Bellevue, Brown, Wisconsin, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Obituary 4 Jan 1912 
    Obituary 5 Jan 1912 
    Buried Allouez Catholic Cemetery, Green Bay, Brown, Wisconsin, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I86129  1FamilyTree | CarlaDorow25298
    Last Modified 28 Feb 2018 

    Father Giesbers, Wilbert,   b. Abt 1783, Beers, , Noord-Brabant, Netherlands Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Oct 1841, Mill, , Noord-Brabant, Netherlands Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 58 years) 
    Mother Maassen, Antoinette,   b. 26 Jan 1794, Mill, , Noord-Brabant, Netherlands Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Nov 1876, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years) 
    Family ID F27018  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Snyders, Antonette,   b. 12 Jun 1833, Boekel, , Noord-Brabant, Netherlands Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Jun 1910, Green Bay, Brown, Wisconsin, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years) 
    Married Bef 1854  , , Wisconsin, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. Male Giesbers, William,   b. 10 Sep 1854, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Apr 1947  (Age 92 years)
    +2. Female Giesbers, Anna Maria,   b. 15 Oct 1857, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Aug 1931, Green Bay, Brown, Wisconsin, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years)
    +3. Female Giesbers, Johanna or Jane,   b. 18 Feb 1860, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Jun 1951, Green Bay, Brown, Wisconsin, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years)
     4. Male Giesbers, Arnold,   b. 11 Apr 1862, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Dec 1935  (Age 73 years)
    +5. Female Giesbers, Antionette,   b. 21 Feb 1865, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 May 1947, Green Bay, Brown, Wisconsin, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)
    +6. Male Giesbers, John,   b. 29 Apr 1867, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Feb 1945  (Age 77 years)
    +7. Female Giesbers, Jenny or Jacoba,   b. 8 Feb 1870, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1918  (Age 47 years)
    Last Modified 1 May 2010 
    Family ID F35734  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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    Link to Google MapsBorn - 4 Sep 1824 - Mill, , Noord-Brabant, Netherlands Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsImmigration - on the Maria Magdelena from Rotterdam Line 023 on 3/29/1848 - 8 May 1848 - New York, New York, New York, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google Maps1850 Census - page 146, line 14 - 1850 - Kaukalin, Brown, Wisconsin, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - Bef 1854 - , , Wisconsin, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google Maps1855 State Census - Page 08a - 1855 - Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google Maps1860 Census - 1860 - Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google Maps1870 Census - 1870 - Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google Maps1880 Census - 1880 - Wrightstown, Brown, Wisconsin, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 29 Dec 1911 - Bellevue, Brown, Wisconsin, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Allouez Catholic Cemetery, Green Bay, Brown, Wisconsin, USA Link to Google Earth
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