Oberthur, August

Abt 1854 - Abt 1938  (~ 83 years)

• Name	Oberthur, August
  Birth	Abt Jan 1854	, , , Germany
  Gender	Male
  1900 Census	1900	Woodville, Calumet, Wisconsin, USA
  1905 State Census	1905	Woodville, Calumet, Wisconsin, USA
  August Oberthur52 Sophia Oberthur50 Carrie Oberthur21 John Oberthur19 Bernard Oberthur17 Elizabeth Oberthur16 Joseph Oberthur14 Henry Oberthur12 Carl Oberthur9
  1910 Census	1910	Woodville, Calumet, Wisconsin, USA
  1920 Census	1920	Woodville, Calumet, Wisconsin, USA
  August Oberthur 67 Sofia Oberthur 65 Joseph Oberthur 29 Lizzie Oberthur 31 Caroline Oberthur 9
  1930 Census	1930	Woodville, Calumet, Wisconsin, USA
  Joseph Oberthur 39 August Oberthur 75 Sophia Oberthur 75 Lizzy Oberthur 40 Carl Oberthur 33
  News Mention	20 Oct 1931	Holland, Brown, Wisconsin, USA
  Kaukauna Times
  Observe Their 50th Wedding Anniversary Mr. & Mrs. August Oberthur Kaukauna Times 10/20/1931 1 Anniversary Hollandtown Mr. & Mrs. August Oberthur Kaukauna Times 10/16/1931 2 Anniversary
  Immigration	Unknown
  Death	Abt 1938	Dundas, Calumet, Wisconsin, USA
  Burial	St. Francis Catholic Cemetery, Hollandtown, Wisconsin, USA
  		Oberthur, August St. Francis Catholic Cemetery, Hollandtown, Wisconsin, USA
  Person ID	I77986	1FamilyTree | JeanneS, AnnSchwarzHeiman85709
  Last Modified	12 Oct 2015

  
  

  Family	Fink, Sophia,   b. Abt Dec 1855, Woodville, Calumet, Wisconsin, USA d. Abt 1943, Woodville, Calumet, Wisconsin, USA (Age ~ 87 years)
  Marriage	11 Oct 1881	Holland, Brown, Wisconsin, USA
  News Mention (Family)	14 Oct 1931
  Appleton Post Crescent
  Woodville Couple is Married Half Century Chilton - Mr. and Mrs. August Oberthur celebrated their golden wedding at their home in the town of Woodville Sunday. They were married at Hollandtown Oct. 11, 1881, in the same church which they now attend, and they still reside in the same home from which Mrs. Oberthur was married 50 years ago. Of the six children born to Mr. and Mrs. Oberthur, one was killed during the World war. There are 11 grandchildren. The home is a landmark in Calumet co. It was build by Bernard Fink, father of Mrs. Oberthur, in 1868. He made the brick out of clay on the farm, kiln-dried them and laid them himself. They were modeled after the brick used in Germany and are double the size of ordinary brick used in this country today. The home has been only slightly remodeled since it was built and is still in good condition. Three brothers, Bernard, Henry and Steven, and one sister, Bardeen Fink, located in Woodville in the summer of 1848 and began to carve a farm out of the heavy timber. Until they built a shanty they slept on brush and one kept guard against wolves and bears while the others slept. There were few whites in the vicinity, the majority of the inhabitants being Indians. They brought with them a few potatoes and some lettuce, which they planted among the trees. Bernard bought some iron some of a wagon from which the woodwork had burned and made from it the first heavy farm wagon, which took the place of wagons made by cutting wheels from logs. The original homestead of Bernard Fink contained 50 acres of land, which has been increased to 180 acres. The Finks, who immigrated to Boston, Mass, from the Rhine province in Germany, lived in the east before coming to Calumet co to take up homesteads. Mrs. Bernard Fink came from Bavaria, Germany, in 1854, and for some time lived in Fond du Lac. Then she moved to Menasha, where she met her future husband. Mrs. Oberthur, the only living child of Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Fink, is 77 years of age, and Mr. Oberthur is 79. Mr. Oberthur came here in 1880 from Savon, Germany, after serving three years in the German army. He worked for one year as a carpenter before he became a farmer. Both Mr. and Mrs. Oberthur sill enjoy good health and are keenly interested in both local and national affairs. Out of town persons who attended the golden wedding celebration were: Mr. and Mrs. John Oberthur and family, Barney Oberthur, Miss Lydia Hoffman, Mr. and Mrs. William Anderson, all of Daggett, Mich., Mrs. John Anderson, Thomas Anderson, of Talbot, Mich.; John Anderson of Milwaukee; Miss S. Bromley, Longton, England; Mr. and Mrs. Michael Hauser and family , Appleton; Mr. and Mrs. Frank Schmidt, Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Mickie and family, Mr. and Mrs. Mike Driessen, Steven Tennesen, all of Kaukauna; Mrs. Bardeen Fink and family, Dundas; Frank Wolfinger and Louis Wolfinger, St. John; Mr. and Mrs. John Brockman, Mr. and Mrs. George Brockman and family, Mr. and Mrs. J.B. Brockman and family, De Pere. Submitter notes: Mrs. August Oberthur was born Sophia Fink, daughter of Bernard Fink and Caroline Noll. August and Sophia were married at St. Francis, Hollandtown. Their son, Henry, died in WW1. Sophia had three sisters: Maria/Mary (Mrs. Nicholas Menten), Wilhelmina (Mrs. Frank Wolfinger) and Catherine (Mrs. John Brockman). The Finks were a Dutch family from the Gelderland province, but lived in Appeldorn, Rhineland for some years before immigrating to the U.S. They shortenend the name from Vinkenvleugel after settling in Calumet County.
  	Oberthur, August and Sophia (Fink) 50th Anniversary News Appleton Post Crescent dated 10/14/1931
  News Mention (Family)	20 Oct 1931
  Kaukauna Times
  Observe Their 50th Wedding Anniversary Mr. & Mrs. August Oberthur Kaukauna Times 10/20/1931 1 Anniversary Hollandtown Mr. & Mrs. August Oberthur Kaukauna Times 10/16/1931 2 Anniversary
  Children	1. Oberthur, Carrie,   b. Abt Feb 1884, , , Wisconsin, USA d. Yes, date unknown   2. Oberthur, John,   b. Abt Jan 1886   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Oberthur, Barney,   b. 6 Oct 1887, Dundas, Calumet, Wisconsin, USA d. Aft 1940 (Age 53 years)   4. Oberthur, Elizabeth,   b. 18 Dec 1888, , , Wisconsin, USA d. 20 Sep 1971 (Age 82 years)   5. Oberthur, Joseph,   b. 14 Sep 1891, , , Wisconsin, USA d. 9 Sep 1950 (Age 58 years)   6. Oberthur, Henry,   b. 28 Jun 1892, Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA d. 5 Oct 1918 (Age 26 years) + 7. Oberthur, Charles or Carl,   b. 24 May 1896, Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA d. 7 Oct 1987 (Age 91 years)
  Family ID	F25226	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Feb 2015