| Name |
Jansen, John |
| Birth |
4 Jan 1834 |
Beugen, , Noord-Brabant, Netherlands  |
| Gender |
Male |
 Birth - Civil Record |
4 Jan 1834 |
- Name: Johannes Jansen
Birth Date: 4 jan 1834
Birth Place: Beugen en Rijkevoort
Father: Hubertus Jansen
Mother: Hendrina Egbers
Archive: Brabants Historisch Informatie Centrum
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| Immigration |
11 May 1848 |
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA |
| on the America from Rotterdam Line 05 |
| 1870 Census |
1870 |
Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA |
| Page |
- Kaukauna page 15 Listed in house of Joseph and Anna Diedrick; John Jansen age 36 born Holland works in sawmill. No mention of wife or children.
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| 1880 Census |
1880 |
Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA |
- Listed living with wife and 4 children age 44 born in Holland
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| Occupation |
Aft 1884 |
| The Kaukauna Lumber and Manufacturing Company |
- The Kaukauna Lumber and Manufacturing Company
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Jansen, John
History - The Kaukauna Lumber and Manufacturing Company |
| 1900 Census |
1900 |
Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA |
| page 12B |
- Listed was widowed, age 66,
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| 1910 Census |
1910 |
Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA |
- John Jensen - 76
Joseph J Jensen - 30
Theodore Elworth - 25
Francis A Elworth - 22
Cleon J Elworth - 2
Ellen A Tanievenhoorn - 19
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| Biography |
1911 [1] |
| History of Outagamie County, Wisconsin Page 0649 |
- THE KAUKAUNA LUMBER AND MANUFACTURING COMPANY, of Kaukauna, Wisconsin, o ne of the large industrial enterprises of this section, was organized a nd incorporated in 1884, succeeding Hewitt Bros. & Jansen. The first offic ers of the company were: Henry Hewitt, Jr., president; John Jansen, vice-p resident; and J. C. Mitchell, secretary and treasurer. Mr. Hewitt sold h is interest in 1893 and Mr. Mitchell his interest in 1889. The present off icers are: John Jansen, president; Joseph J. Jansen, vice-president; and J ohn M. Jansen, secretary and treasurer. The plant occupies two and oneha lf acres on the island, operates its own saw mill and does a wholesale a nd retail business. It manufactures bank and office fixtures and high gra de interior decorations and does a business of about $300,000 a year. Empl oyment is afforded thirty people. This company installed the first electr ic circular saw in the United States. It operates Central Station electr ic plant.
John Jansen, the venerable president of the above company, who is now reti red from much active participation, was born in the province of North Brab ant, Netherlands, in 1835, and was fourteen years of age when he accompani ed his parents from Holland to America. He was reared in the family of Cap t. James Boyd, in Brown county, and learned to work hard and at heavy tas ks in the woods and in saw mills. In 1868 he started to operate a saw mi ll for John Stovekin, later bought an interest in it and still later the w hole mill and retained it entire until 1880, when he sold a onehalf intere st. Mr. Jansen has been thrice married, his present wife, prior to marriag e, having been Frances Rademacher who was born in Buchanan township, Outag amie county. , Henry, a son of his first marriage, lives at Marinette. Jo hn M., residing at Kaukauna., has a wife and two children. Mary is the wi fe of Edward Guessenhainer, and they live at Neuminster, Holstein, German y. Clara is the wife of Frank B. Fargo and they live at Vancouver, Canad a. Joseph J. is a resident of Kaukauna. Theresa is deceased. Sarah is t he wife of Eugene Taylor, residing at Appleton. Frances married Theodore E llsworth and they live in this city. Mr. Jansen and family are membe rs of the Holy Cross Catholic Church. Joseph and John J. are members of t he Knights of Columbus and Joseph is also identified with the Foresters, t he Elks, the Mystic Workers and the Royal Arcanum. He is serving in his th ird term as alderman from the Second ward and has been a member of the wat er commission. In earlier days Mr. Jansen also served as an alderman fr om the Second ward.
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Janssen, John
Biography from History of Outagamie County, Wisconsin; 1911. |
| Death |
8 Nov 1917 |
Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA |
| Obituary |
15 Nov 1917 |
| Kaukauna Sun |
- Funeral of John Jansen John Jansen Kaukauna Sun 11/15/1917 1
Obituary Prominent Citizen Dies This Morning John Jansen Kaukauna Sun 11/08/1917 1 Obituary
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| Person ID |
I3514 |
1FamilyTree |
| Last Modified |
18 Oct 2017 |
Family  |
Rademacher, Frances, b. 23 May 1850, De Pere, Brown, Wisconsin, USA d. 2 Jul 1898, Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA (Age 48 years) |
| Marriage Record (Family) |
4 Sep 1870 |
- Name: Francisca Radenmacher Marriage Date: 04 Sep 1870 County: Brown Volume: 02 Page: 0235
Name: John Jaissen Marriage Date: 04 Sep 1870 County: Brown Volume: 02 Page: 0235
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| Marriage |
8 Sep 1870 |
Green Bay, Brown, Wisconsin, USA |
| Children |
| | 1. Jansen, Theresa, b. Abt 1870, Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA d. Abt 1897, Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA (Age ~ 27 years) |
| + | 2. Jansen, John Michael, b. 18 Sep 1871, Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA d. 4 Feb 1927, Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA (Age 55 years) |
| | 3. Jansen, Mary T., b. 20 Feb 1874, Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA d. 30 Sep 1938, Neumunster-Holstein, Germany (Age 64 years) |
| + | 4. Jansen, Clara F., b. 29 Jun 1877, Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA d. 5 Oct 1939, San Diego, San Diego, California, USA (Age 62 years) |
| | 5. Jansen, Joseph, b. Abt Jan 1879, Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA d. Abt 1944 (Age ~ 64 years) |
| + | 6. Jansen, Sarah, b. 31 Oct 1884, Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA d. 21 Jun 1920, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA (Age 35 years) |
| + | 7. Jansen, Frances "Fannie", b. 25 Nov 1887, Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA d. 28 Oct 1973 (Age 85 years) |
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| Family ID |
F33219 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
11 Feb 2013 |
1834 - 1917 (83 years)
