Hilker, Adolph W.

1867 - 1944  (76 years)

• Name	Hilker, Adolph W.
  Birth	25 Dec 1867	Racine, Racine, Wisconsin, USA
  Gender	Male
  Other Info or Events	25 Dec 1867
  parents names unknown but their marriage was 12/7/1866 in Evangelisch, Heepen, Westfalen, Preussen, Germany
  1880 Census	1880
  Working in brickyard at 13
  Occupation	1893
  Hilker Bros. Brick Mfg. Co. incorporated
  Hilker Bros. Brick Mfg. Co. incorporated
  1900 Census	1900
  August Buscher brother-in-law lives with them
  Occupation	1900
  Took over brick business
  Took over brick business
  Residence	1905
  1914 N. Main, Racine, Wisconsin
  1910 Census	1910
  Bertha Buscher sister-in-law lives with them
  1910 Census	1910
  Nephew Alvin Schreiber lives w/ them
  Occupation	1914
  Curtailed brick production but cont'd sale of brick
  Curtailed brick production but cont'd sale of brick
  1920 Census	1920	Racine, Racine, Wisconsin, USA
  Biography	Adolph W. Hilker is a partner in the firm of Hilker Brothers, of Racine. The name has long been synonymous with business enterprise in this city and the record of A. W. Hilker fully sustains the enviable reputation which has ever been associated with the commercial and industrial enterprises conducted by the Hilker family. He was born in Racine, December 25, 1867 , and is a son Adolph and Caroline (Broeker) Hilker, who are mentioned at length on another p age of this work in connection with the sketch of his brother, H. A. Hilker. After attending the public schools A. W. Hilker continued his education in the Marsh Business College and w hen his textbooks were put aside he became associated with his father in the brick manufacturing business with which he became thoroughly familiar in both principle and detail. After the death of his father he was associated with his brother in organizing the firm of Hilker Bro thers Brick Manufacturing Company, of which he became secretary and treasurer, with Henry August Hilker as vice president and William Hilker, Sr., president. They employed about seventy -five men and their annual output exceeded six million bricks, including cream colored presse d and common brick. That Adolph W. Hilker ranked high in the regard of others in the same line of business is indicated in the fact that he was for two years honored with the presidency of the Brick Manufacturers' Association of Wisconsin. In 1914 the company discontinued the manufacture of brick but still engaged in its sale, handling a fine Chicago product. In 1915 they accepted the agency of the Red Seal Oil Company, Adolph W. Hilker remaining active in the management of the brick business, while his brother, Henry A. Hilker, has the management of the oil trade. The former is also connected with the Fox-Hilker Shoe Company, manufactu res of men's fine shoes, and is now chairman of the board of directors. For five years he ha s been president of the Wisconsin Clay Workers' Association. At the present time they are developing a summer resort along the lake having eighty acres with a frontage of half a mile on the beach. On the 7th of November, 1895, Mr. Hilker was married to Miss Amelia Buscher, who was born in Sheboygan county, Wisconsin, and they now have a daughter, Luella Dorothy. The parents are members of the First Evangelical church, in which Mr. Hilker is serving as a trustee . In politics he is an earnest republican and for a year filled the office of supervisor. He has taken an active interest in both political and church affairs and has been a co-operant factor in many well defined plans and measures for the public good. His life work has bee n fruitful of substantial results and he has added new laurels to the fair name of Hilker in Racine County.
  Occupation	Abt 1927
  Managed Hilker Coal & Coke Co.
  Managed Hilker Coal & Coke Co.
  Occupation	Bef 23 Sep 1944
  Founder & Pres. Lincoln Bldg. & Loan
  Founder & Pres. Lincoln Bldg. & Loan
  Occupation	Bef 23 Sep 1944
  Owned Brick Yard
  Owned Brick Yard
  Occupation	Bef 23 Sep 1944
  Started work w/ father & uncle in brick bus.
  Started work w/ father & uncle in brick bus.
  Death	23 Sep 1944	Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
  Person ID	I129781	1FamilyTree
  Last Modified	12 Oct 2015

  
  

  Family	Buscher, Emilie,   b. 14 May 1873, Sheboygan, Sheboygan, Wisconsin, USA d. 14 Aug 1965, Prairie Du Sac, Sauk, Wisconsin, USA (Age 92 years)
  Marriage	7 Nov 1895	Herman, Sheboygan, Wisconsin, USA
  Children	+ 1. Hilker, Luella Dorothy,   b. 30 Jan 1901, Racine, Racine, Wisconsin, USA d. 25 May 1978 (Age 77 years)
  Family ID	F42691	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 May 2010