Marks, Fredericke

Fredericke — Colwitz, Charles. Charles was born Abt 1820; died Between 1880 and 1900. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• 1870 Census: 1870, Brothertown, Calumet, Wisconsin, USA
• Naturalization: 17 Feb 1871; Calumet County Naturalizations
• 1880 Census: 1880, Brillion, Calumet, Wisconsin, USA
• 1880 Census: 1880, Brothertown, Calumet, Wisconsin, USA
• 1900 Census: 1900, Bovina, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
• 1910 Census: 1910, Bovina, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
• Biography: 1911; History of Outagamie County, Wisconsin Page 0628
• Obituary: 22 Nov 1937; Appleton Post Crescent

Notes:

1870 Census:
Carl Colwetz 50
Frederike Colwetz 45
Carl Colwetz 17 (Charles)
Wilhelm Colwetz 14
Frederike Colwetz 10
Christena Colwetz 8

Naturalization:
Kalwitz, Charles, 17 Feb 1871, Germany

1880 Census:
Charles Colwits 26
Clara Colwits 23
Mabell Colwits 1
Charles Colwits 4m

1880 Census:
Charles Kolwitz 60
Ricke Kolwitz 55
William Kolwitz 21
Ricke Kolwitz 19
Christian Kolwitz 16

1900 Census:
Charles Colwitz 45
Clara Colwitz 41
Mable Colwitz 20
Charles Colwitz 20
Laura Colwitz 13
Frankie Colwitz 9

1910 Census:
Chas Calwitz 37 [57]
Clara Calwitz 51
Peter Calwitz 30
Anna Clausen 20

Biography:
CHARLES COLWITZ, residing on a finely-cultivated farm of 120 acres, located in sections 28 and 30, Bovina township; was the first settler of this section, and during the seventeen years that he has lived here has watched the country develop from a wild, uncultivated swamp land to some of the finest farming country in the county. Mr. Colwitz was born August 4, 1852, in Germany, a son of Charles and Ricca (Marks) Colwitz, who came to this country when he was four years old. The parents of Mr. Colwitz settled in Calumet county, Wisconsin, where the father purchased 100 acres of wild land, the country then being in a wild state and peopled with Indians, who, however, were not troublesome. He spent forty years on this farm, during which time he cleared fifty acres, and in spite of many disheartening misfortunes managed to become the possessor of a good, valuable farm. The first log house built by him was destroyed by fire, but this was replaced by a better one made of frame, and other substantial buildings were also erected. At another time all of his cattle died from some strange disease, but he did not let himself become discouraged, setting about to procure a new herd, and when he died at the age of sixty-six years, at Brothertown, he was in comfortable circumstances and had the respect and esteem of all who knew him. Mrs. Colwitz also passed away at Brothertown, when seventy years of age, and both were buried in Calumet Cemetery. Charles Colwitz was the eldest of his parents' six children, and he was twenty-four years of age when he started farming for himself on rented property. One year later he bought eighty acres in Calumet county, but after eight years here and one year on the eighty acres adjoining, he went to Brillion, Calumet county, where he established himself in the livery business. Three or four years later he removed his business to Kaukauna, Outagamie county, and he carried on a flourishing business at the latter place for four years, when a disastrous fire destroyed his harness, buggies, wagons, household goods, and in fact all of his other possessions, which were totally without insurance. Thus stripped of his worldly goods, Mr. Colwitz decided to make a new start, and in 1894 came to Bovina township and bought his present farm, at that time all swamp land on which no improvements whatever had been made. He erected buildings, drained the land, cleared the timber and brush, and started in to break the land for planting, and he now has 100 acres under cultivation, most of which is fenced with barbed wire. He is now engaged in general farming and stock raising, and gives special attention to dairying. He is a Republican in politics, and is a member of the Lutheran Church, his wife being of the Congregational faith. In 1876, Mr. Colwitz was married to Miss Clara Pillsbury, born November 8, 1859, the eldest of the four children of Granville and Harriet (Parker) Pillsbury, natives of Illinois. Granville Pillsbury enlisted for service in the Civil War, and at the battle of Gettysburg he was captured and confined in Libby Prison, where he died. He was captured in a deep railway cut while engaged in tearing up ties in order to cut off rebel supplies. While thus employed the detachment of which he was a member was captured by a superior force of the enemy and were almost all starved to death in the notorious Andersonville prison. Mrs. Pillsbury was married (second) to Stephen Hibbard, and now lives at Sheboygan, Wisconsin, having reached the age of sixty-nine years. Mr. and Mrs. Colwitz have four children: Mabell, who married Walter Bruse and lives at Shiocton; Peter, who married Annie Clasen, and lives with his parents; Laura, who married Clarence Butler, who died in 1910, and she is now living in New London; and Francis, who died at the age of seventeen years.

Obituary:
CHARLES COLWITZ Charles Colwitz. 86, 336 Shawano street, New London, died about 1 0:30 this morning at Weyauwega He had been ill only a few days. Born in Germany in 1851, he came to America at the age of six years with his parents who settled near Brothertown. He ran a livery stable at Kaukauna for four years,. farmed at Shiocton for 26 years and had lived in New London for the last 26 years. Survivors are the widow; two daughters, Mrs. George VanTassell, New London; and Mrs. Walter Bruce, Battle Creek. Mich.; one son, Edward Colwitz, New London two brothers, Christ Colwitz. New London, and William Colwitz, Brothertown; and 10 grandchildren.
Monday Evening, November 22,1937, Appleton Post-Crescent- Page 9.

Charles married Pillsbury, Clara Abt 1876. Clara was born 8 Nov 1860, , Green Lake County, Wisconsin; died 24 Apr 1940, New London, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• 1930 Census: 1930, Brothertown, Calumet, Wisconsin, USA; Brothertown.4.9

Notes:

1930 Census:
William Kalwitz73
Clara Kalwitz53
Otto Kalwitz29
Elmer Klessig25
Clara Klessig20
Licon Klessig0

William married Hajenga, Nettie 22 May 1898. Nettie was born 29 May 1876, Chilton, Calumet, Wisconsin, USA; died 4 Nov 1954, Fond Du Lac, Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin, USA. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• 1880 Census: 1880, Brothertown, Calumet, Wisconsin, USA

Notes:

1880 Census:
Charles Kolwitz60
Ricke Kolwitz55
William Kolwitz21
Ricke Kolwitz19
Christian Kolwitz16

Frederica married Kuhn, Charles 27 Oct 1890. Charles (son of Kuhn, Wilhelm and Unknown, UnknownF) was born 22 Nov 1865; died 22 May 1947, Sherwood, Calumet, Wisconsin, USA. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• 1880 Census: 1880, Brothertown, Calumet, Wisconsin, USA

Notes:

1880 Census:
Charles Kolwitz60
Ricke Kolwitz55
William Kolwitz21
Ricke Kolwitz19
Christian Kolwitz16

Mabel married Bruce, Walter Aft 1907. Walter was born 19 Sep 1890, Medford, Taylor, Wisconsin, USA; died 20 Jan 1949. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Obituary: 4 Sep 1963; Appleton Post Crescent

Notes:

Obituary:
Edward Charlts Colwitz 424 N. Shawano, New London Age 83, passed away at 10a.m. Tuesday after a lingering illness He was born Jan. 17. 1870 in Brillion, Wis. and was a retired farmer. He is survived by his wife; three daughters, Mrs. George Brigham and Mrs. Hazel Ebert, both of New London and Mrs. Clarence Jarchow, Shiocton; one son, Ervin, Shiocton; two sisters, Mrs. Laura Van Tassel, New London, and Mrs. May Bruce, Michigan; 16 grandchildren and 16 great-grand- children, Funeral services will be Fri- day at 2p.m. from the Cline and Hanson Funeral Home with burial in the Bovina Cemetery, Shiocton. Pastor Wilbur J. Miller will officiate. Friends may call at the funeral home after 2 p.m. on Thursday until the time of services. Wednesday, Sept 4, 1963-Appleton Post Crescent Page B-12

Edward Charles Colwitz
Born: January 17, 1880
Died: September 3, 1963
Place of Birth: Brillion, WI
Obituary
Newspaper: Post-Crescent
Notice Date: September 4, 1963
Section: B
Page: 12
Type: OB
Cemetery
Name: Bovina
Location: Shiocton, WI

Edward married Clausen, Anna 10 Jul 1910, Bovina, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA. Anna was born 29 Oct 1888, Oshkosh, Winnebago, Wisconsin, USA; died 2 Apr 1963, New London, Waupaca, Wisconsin, USA. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• 1910 Census: 1910, New London, Waupaca, Wisconsin, USA
• 1930 Census: 1930, New London, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA

Notes:

1910 Census:
Ellen Van Tassel63
George Van Tassel41

1930 Census:
George Vantassel61
Laura Vantassel45
George Vantassel4

Laura — VanTassel, George. George was born Abt 1869; died Aft 1930. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Family History Researcher:
Ella Emilie Wilhelmine Kalwitz. She was born on 30 Oct 1903, in Rt. #3 Calumet County, Wisconsin. Residence 1920 in Brothertown, Calumet, Wisconsi. She married Ebon Lyman Phillips on 18 Sep 1923, at St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church in Malone, Calumet County. She died on 18 Aug 1975, in Brothertown, Wisconsin.

Notes for Ella Emilie Wilhelmine Kalwitz:

According to her confirmation notice, Ella Kalwitz was confirmed in 1919 at the age of 16 years of age in St. Paul's Church. When she was in high school, Ella played basketball on the first Chilton High School Girls Basketball Team. She was a teacher when she married. She taught in Malone (Calumet County) and in a school one mile north of Brothertown (The "North" School.) Historically, women dominated the pedagogical processes. Women were the educators in the one-room school house. Contracts were drawn for these women in which they agreed to several stipulations for a monthly salary of $75. In Wisconsin, a typical teacher's contract for the school year of 1922 was as follows: Miss ___ agrees:
* Not to get married. This contract becomes null and void immediately if the teacher marries.
* Not to keep company with men.
* To be home between the hours of 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. unless in attendance at a school function.
* Not to loiter downtown in icecream parlors.
* Not to leave town at any time without the permission of the chairman of the Trustees.
* Not to smoke cigarettes.
* Not to drink beer, wine, or whiskey.
* Not to ride in a carriage or automobile with any man except her brother or father.
* Not to dress in bright colors.
Ella had always wanted to become a nurse and in 1959, she attained her nursing degree and worked at Calumet Memorial Hospital as a nurse.

Article on Ella's Golden Anniversary Celebration: Fond Du Lac Reporter, Tuesday, September 25, 1973

"Mr. and Mrs. Ebon L. Phillips of Brothertown, Wisconsin celebrated their golden wedding anniversary at a dinner dance and social Sunday at Schneider's Kloten Oasis. The former Ella Kalwitz and Ebon Phillips were married September 18, 1923 at St. Paul's United Church of Christ, Malone, the Rev. Hoeppner officiating. Mr. Phillips served in the U.S. Navy in WW 1 and since his marriage has been engaged in farming. Mrs. Phillips taught school in Calumet County for several years. In 1959 she graduated from Moraine Park Technical Institute and was employed at Calumet Memorial Hospital, Chilton for 12 years. The couple has three children, Mrs. James Koertgen of Hoffman Estates, Illinois, Mrs. Vernon Damer of Peru, Illinois, and George of Drummond. They also have 10 grandchildren.

Ebon Lyman Phillips is the son of George Phillips & Flora Florence Waffle Phillips. He was born at 5:45 A.M on 26 Jul 1899, in Brothertown, Wisconsin Calumet County. He died at the age of 96 following a two-year illness on 12 Dec 1995, in Peru, Illinois and was buried in Chilton, Wisconsin.

Notes for Ebon Lyman Phillips:

At the age of 17, Phillips helped drive cattle from Brothertown to Malone. That year he moved out west and worked there on a ranch. When the war broke out, he tried to enlist in the Navy but was sent back to work on the ranch harvesting grain. Finally on Dec. 17, 1917, he enlisted in the Navy at Seattle, Washington, where he served as a gunner on the USS South Dakota and the USS Des Moines. At the end of the war, he served on a overt mission in Russia, known as the Polar Bear Mission. He was a member of World War I Barracks of Calumet County, American Legion Post No. 125 of Chilton, Calumet County Veterans of Siberia, the Polar Bears of Detroid, Chilton Senior Citizens, and AARP. He served a treasurer of Consolidated School No. 1 of Brothertown for 20 years and was building inspector for the Town of Brothertown until 1973. He farmed in Brothertown.

Ella — Phillips, Ebon. Ebon was born 26 Jul 1899; died 12 Dec 1995. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Obituary: 4 Oct 1978; Appleton Post Crescent

Notes:

Obituary:
Ervin C. Colwitz
Spouse: Ethel Cordy
Born: May 7, 1913
Died: October 3, 1978
Place of Birth: Shiocton, WI
Obituary
Newspaper: Post-Crescent
Notice Date: October 4, 1978
Section: B
Page: 8
Type: OB

Cemetery
Name: Bovina
Location: Shiocton, WI

Ervin married Cordy, Ethel 27 Aug 1939. Ethel (daughter of Cordy, Frank and Caflisch, Elizabeth) was born 6 Mar 1919, Brillion, Calumet, Wisconsin, USA; died 8 Feb 2005, Shiocton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• 1930 Census: 1930, New London, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
• Military Service: Aft 1944

Notes:

1930 Census:
George Vantassel61
Laura Vantassel45
George Vantassel4

George married Gitter, Deloris Aft 1944. Deloris was born 14 Nov 1926; died 10 Jan 1977; was buried , Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Cemetery, Hortonville, Wisconsin, USA. [Group Sheet]