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The Survivors
1871 Peshtigo Fire
They carried the physical and emotional scars of what is still the worst natural disaster in U.S. history.

Isaiah 42:16
I will lead the blind by a road they do not know, by paths they have not known. I will
guide them, I will turn the darkness before them into light, the rough places into level
ground. These are the things I will do, I will not forsake them.

It is very important that we step back from the dead and remember the living. I am compiling a list of those who survived the Great Fire, although there were many, I hope to touch someone in a way that they can say, "my people survived!" I hope to add names as I can find them or if names are submitted.
Cathe Ziereis

If you have ancestors who survived the Peshtigo Fire of 1871, please add the name(s) to the list by clicking here ->  RITA


Albrecht, Louise
Albright, Mrs. Charles (Laura)
Alschwager, John and five children
Alschweiger, Charles
Ames, Mr. and two daughters
Amley, John
Anderson, John
Ankson, Moulton
Ankson, Nelson
Armstrong, Ferdinand, age 38, from Maine
    Armstrong, Francie -  age 36, wife of Ferdinand
    Armstrong, Mary - age 18  daughter of Ferdinand and Francie
    Armstrong, Nellie - age 8  daughter of Ferdinand and Francie
    Armstrong, Charles - age 6 son of Ferdinand and Francie
    Armstrong, Jennie - age 5 daughter of Ferdinand and Francie
Armstrong, Moses, age 33, from Maine
    Armstrong, Abby -  age 30, wife of Moses
    Armstrong, Clarence - age 10 son of Moses and Abby
    Armstrong, Eldridge - age 5  son of Moses and Abby
    Armstrong, Ada - age 8 daughter of Moses and Abby
Armstrong, Will
Auest, Mrs. Fred and her two children Mary 6, and baby Louis

Bakeman, Henry (also seen as Bateman and Backman) age 38, born in Mechlinberg (contributed by:  Pat Drees )
    Bakeman, Mary - age 32, born in Darmstadt, wife of Henry
    Bakeman, John - age 13, son of Henry and Mary
    Bakeman, Henry - age 10, son of Henry and Mary
    Bakeman, Adoph  - age 8, son of Henry and Mary
    Bakeman, August - age 6, son of Henry and Mary
    Bakeman, Martin - age 3, son of Henry and Mary
    Bakeman, Emily - age 16 months, daughter of Henry and Mary
Bakeman, John -  age 36, born in Mechlinberg (contributed by:  Pat Drees )
    Bakeman, Louisa (nee Bakeman)- age 32, born in Mechlingberg, wife of John
    Bakeman, George - age 11, son of John and Louisa
    Bakeman, Charles - age 10, son of John and Louisa
    Bakeman, Emily - age 8, daughter of John and Louisa
    Bakeman, John  - age 6, son of John and Louisa
Bakeman, Sophia - age 68, mother of John, Henry Bakeman and Eliza Bakeman Price Heidenworth
Barlow, Eva Harriet - (Contributor's note: My dad's paternal g'ma (my great g'ma) survived the Peshtigo fire.  I believe her whole family did as well.  She was Eva Harriet Barlow, age 11 at the time of the fire (born 31 March 1860 and died 17 March 1952). Her mother was Mary Jane (Hinman) Barlow (b. circa 16 May 1829 and died 01 May 1903). I don't know Eva's father's first name. She later married David H. Gurnee and lived in Janesville and later in Appleton.  I'm still researching the Barlow family records and they may have lived in Oconto at the time of the fire, but I am not sure. My dad would tell me that when his g'ma was older and feeble, she would ask him if he was in the Peshtigo fire.  It, obviously, had a long lasting impact on her.  Today we call it Post-Traumatic Stress Syndrome. Regards, Marsha Gurnee Suszan)
Bartels, Crist - age 74, born in Mechlinberg, father of Henry Sr. and Louisa Bartels Bakeman
Bartels, Henry - age 44, born in Mechlinberg (contributed by:  Pat Drees )
    Bartels, Dora - age 35, wife of Henry, born in Mechlinberg  (contributed by:  Pat Drees )
    Bartels,   Elizabeth (Eliza) age 15, daughter of Henry and Dora, (contributed by:  Pat Drees )
    Bartels, Frederick  - age 13 son of Henry and Dora, (contributed by:Cynthia Hallen )
    Bartels, Henry - age 12, son of Henry and Dora, (contributed by:  Pat Drees )
    Bartels, Charles - age 10, son of Henry and Dora,(contributed by:Cynthia Hallen )
    Bartels,  Louisa - age 9, daughter of Henry and Dora,(contributed by:  Pat Drees )
    Bartels, Christine Sophia (Sophie Parthie) - age 8, daughter of Henry and Dora, born in Grover, survived the 1871 fire according to her obituary.( (contributed by:  Pat Drees ; also contributed by:Cynthia Hallen )
     Bartels, John - age 3, son of Henry and Dora, (contributed by:  Pat Drees )
Beebe, Charles - 2 year old son of James and Elizabeth who both died
Bell, William and child
Blauvett, Mrs. And two children
Brault,  Sinai and Hermione (nee Granger) -  My Great Great Grandparents on my mother's side lived west of Pound and they also survived the Great Fire. (Contributed by:  John Peters)
Browen, Johm, wife August, daughter Amelia (age 3) - all born in Prussa, living in town of Peshtigo. Amelia's later married name was Desrochers.
Bruette, (Brouillette Antoine) - Owner of a hotel in Peshtigo, ran to the river. Wife Harriet Emily (White) LeBlanc perished during her trip home from dinner at their son Antoine Thomas Bruette's home. (Contributed by family descendant: Patrick )
Bruette, Charles  -  Married son of Charles and Amelia Bruette, survived the fire with one child, daughter Carrie age 5. Wife Margrete and infant child died in the blaze.
Bruette, Carrie -  Daughter of Charles and Margrete Bruette survived with her father. Mother and infant sibling perished.
Brown, A. C.
Bruce, August and two children
Bush, Thomas

Cameron, John
Cary, Frank
Cary,  Israel
Cass, Asa - (from his Civil War Invalid Pension Records) "eyes injured by hot sand in the Peshtigo Fire 8 Oct. 1871 eventually causing blindness to left eye". Mother of Asa Cass, Abrigail (nee Jackson) Cass - Hill, perished in the fire as did L. H. Hill, who was step-father of Asa Cass. Researched and contributed by: Linda Phillips Loser
Cass, Olive (nee May) - Wife of Asa Cass. Researched and contributed by: Linda Phillips Loser
Cass Wm "Frank" - Son of Asa and Olive (May) Cass. Researched and contributed by: Linda Phillips Loser
Cass, Asa Anson - Son of Asa and Olive (May) Cass. Researched and contributed by: Linda Phillips Loser
Cass, Albert - Son of Asa and Olive (May) Cass. Researched and contributed by: Linda Phillips Loser
Church, Warren - initially survived the fire but died from attempting to cut his throat during the blaze.  Parents and two brothers died as well. From New York originally.
Clark, Frank
Clement, Mrs. Joseph G.
Comeau, George
Coneya, Maxem
Corey,  Mrs. Alma
Couillard, Effie (later Leigh)
Cox, John
Cramer, Joshua Sr., and daughters Anna, Elina and Mary Cramer survived, wife Diana and sons Joshua Jr. and Lewis perished.
Cramer, Michael and one son, William A. - My great great aunt, Eliza Curtis, an Englishwoman, was badly burned in the Fire but I am pleased to say that, although crippled for life, she remarried to Michael Cramer whose wife (Diana Carnel), and two sons, (Levi and Sidney), also perished in the Fire.  Eliza died in 1898, aged 73. Eliza's husband, William Curtis, also English, died in the Fire, having hanged himself in the well with their adopted daughter, Mattie. Descendant: Pam Taylor
Cryin, Thomas
Curtis, Mrs. Eliza - My great great aunt, Eliza Curtis, an Englishwoman, was badly burned in the Fire but I am pleased to say that, although crippled for life, she remarried to Michael Cramer whose wife and two sons also perished in the Fire.  Eliza died in 1898, aged 73. Eliza's husband, William Curtis, also English, died in the Fire, having hanged himself in the well with their adopted daughter, Mattie. Descendant: Pam Taylor

Dahnke, Charles
Daily, family
Dantoin, infant
Davis George
Deau (sometimes spelled Deaux) - John, wife Angeline and children, Alex and Joseph. (They owned land 9 miles west of Peshtigo. Alex was my great-grandfather, who married Mary Grandeau, also a survivor with her family mentioned on this page.  After the fire, the Deau family moved into Peshtigo, where John died in 1875. Angeline died in February of 1896 in Peshtigo. )  Jessica Snyder
DeMarsh, William
Derosher, Mrs. Amelia
Diedrich, Christ
Dix, husband, wife and five children
Dolan, William Thomas - (He was an infant at the time.  I  believe his parents survived also, but am not sure.  In addition, I believe his home was one
    of the few structures to survive as the timbers were still green  William Dolan ).
Donlon, James
Drees, Edward  A., (age about 2 years - son of Joseph and Elizabeth. Mother died with siblings  - descendant -  Toni Ristau)
Drees, Eugene -  (son of Katherine Drees -  Toni Ristau)
Drees, Henry - (son of Katherine Drees - Toni Ristau)
Drees (also Dress), Joseph (father of Edward A.; husband of Elizabeth, son of Katherine Drees -  Toni Ristau )
Drees (also Dress), Katherine - ( widowed mother of Joseph Drees -  Toni Ristau)
Drew, Frank, wife Mary, children Hellen, George,  Kate,  Mary, Frank Drew
Duket,  Joseph and wife Elizabeth, sons Charles, Chester, Wesley,  Dexter (William) and daughter Jessie
 

Eamer William, two sons , James and Philip, (wife Mrs. Mary Burton Eamer and daughter Mandy died in the fire. Survivor descendants: Lily WorrallGail Hewlett )
Eames, Phineas and two daughters
Ellis, William age 43 and wife Helen age 37, sons Edward age 18,  William Jr age 13,  (Mr. Ellis was Mayor of Peshtigo and agent for a lumber company at the time of the fire, son Willium was clerk in the store in Peshtigo. William, Helen and Edward were born in Maine, William Jr. was born in Wisconsin.)
England, Almira
England, Mary
England, Peter
England, Parce
England, William and eight children
Empey, Charles (Impry?)

Fagen, Martin
Fairchild, Addison, Miles
Fetterly, Phillip, wife Mary and children, Elizabeth, William, Charles, Frank, Edward, Allen, Elias and George.
Filiatrault, J. W.
Fletcher, Lucius. daughter Mary and son Halsey Fletcher died October 8, 1871 as a result of the Great Fire
Fletcher, Mary Etta Jacobs,  wife of Lucius, who was pregnant with son Ernest Everet Fletcher (born 4 FEB 1871 Peshtigo, WI)
Fletcher, Cora Emma, daughter of Lucius and Mary Etta
Fletcher, Oscar Leroy, son  of Lucius and Mary Etta
Fletcher, Jesse E. , son of Lucius and Mary Etta
Friederichs, Mrs. Sadie

Gregy, Joseph, wife Mary, sons Eurgene age 9 and Charles age 5. All had been born in France. Owner/Proprietor of the French Hotel in town of Peshtigo at the time of the fire.
Gerrald, Phillip
Grandeau (also spelled Grandow and Grandaw) - Basil, wife Sophia, and children Rosann, Mary, Antoine and Archie - residents of Peshtigo (they are in the 1870 census). Basil was about 52 at the time of the fire. Basil & Sophia are my great-great-grandparents, and their daughter Mary is my great-grandmother. Basil and Sophia died in Peshtigo - he in 1909 at the age of 90 and she in 1914 at the age of 89, according to their obituaries. Their daughter Mary married Alex Deau (see Deau, John, on this page), and their son Antoine married Safronia LaFave (see LaFave, Louis, also on this page). Jessica Snyder
Goddard, Thomas, wife Elizabeth, son Thomas, daughter Susan. - Living in Peshtigo Harbor
Guillfoyle, Kate, met John Cox during the fire, later married.

Haas, Peter
Hale, Katherine "Kattie" Born in Peshtigo  3 May 1858. Later became Mrs. Leander Edward LaBlond
Hallen,  Godfrey and Barbara Bohman Hallen and daughter Mariam -( contributor's note: I am the great granddaughter of Godfrey Hallen and Barbara Bohman Hallen, who were traveling from Waterford, WI, to Marinette, Wi in October 1871 with their one year old daughter Mariam Elisabet (Lisel) Hallen.  It was their fate to be in the town of  Peshtigo, WI, on the night of 7 Oct 1871.  They survived the fire by standing in the river.  Godfrey held baby Lisel up out of the water.  All three survived and settled in Marinette, where they built the first home in a meadow that became Carney Blvd.  This is documented in Godfrey's 1922 obituary in the Marinette Eagle Star. Cynthia Hallen )
Hammes, Frank Jr. - Was working in the mills, on his own at age 13.
Hanson, Lars and family
Hanson, August
Hayes, Henry
Hayes, Israel
Hawley, Thomas, Capt. Of Union Steamboat
Hayes, Mrs. Israel
Heath,  Wallace, wife Katherine E. (later second married name Rayner) and infant daughter
Heidenworth, David - age 34, born in Prussia (contributed by:  Pat Drees )
Heidenworth, Eliza Bakeman Price - wife of David (mother of Fred, Charles, Hattie and Emma Price - children of first marriage, survived)
    Heidenworth, Carrie - age 2, daughter of David and Eliza
Hill, Mrs. James and daughter
Holl, Jacob, (Brown County, WI)  wife Margaret Dollar, children John, Jake, Peter, Henry, Margaret, Gertude and Joseph. The lost crops, poultry, winter store of animal feed and grains, buildings, tools, their own food stores for winter and possessions. ( RITA)
Hoppe, Mrs. Carrie - was born in 1871.
Howard, M. D. and wife
Hoyt, child of Mr. Enoch
Hoyt, Byrin
Hoyt, Dorcas
Hoyt, J. W
Hunt, David
Husseck, Mary

Iverson, Mrs. Annie

Jarvis, Cyril
Jackson, Ezra, wife Eliza and infant daughter, Carrie (added by Linda Phillips Loser)
Jacobson, August and family Charles, Hilma and Gus
Johnson Olaf and Olena and their 5  children: William, Andrew, Ben, Ana and Anton - (who spent the  night in the river to survive the fire.  Contributed by descendant Merryn Janzen)
Jude, Mrs. Charles

Kappus (Koppus), Chris and three children Charles, Fred, and Carrie (My great-grandfather Christian Koppus died months later from causes
    directly related to the fire.  Fran Koppus  )
Karrow, Mrs. Michael and two children
Kasson, William
Kehoe, James and Catherine (nee Dolan) and children Mary and Thomas (Mrs. Kehoe was pregnant at the time of the fire with daughter Annie. Contributed by Karen Barouski)\
Keil, William (contributor's note: Son of Johanna Casper Wagner Audrey Klocke Heintz)
Kelly, Mrs. Terence and three children
Keith, Mrs. Mary  ( Mary Keith, née Mary Tolerton Bagnall ]
Kiefer, one child of Peter
Kietzar, Herman
King, Delia, daughter of Robert and Mary, away at the time of fire. Parents and three siblings died.
King, Ann & James: daughter and son of John and Sarah, away at time of fire
King, Frederick, wife Nancy, children John, Mary, Jesse, Julia, Eunis: contributed by descendant: Linda Phillips Loser
King, James
King, W. N.
Kittner, Edward - age 39, blacksmith born in Prussia, immigrated 1851
    Kittner, Sophie (nee Bakeman) - age 39, wife, born in Prussia also survived were her mother, her sister, and three children; from her obituary
    Kittner, Emil -  age 15, son of Edward and Sophie
    Kittner, John E. - age 13, son of Edward and Sophie
    Kittner, Helen - age 10, daughter of Edward and Sophie (remained single)
Koehn, Albert
Kresler, August
Kreinbring, Peter, wife Fredrica and daughters Minnie and Anna - Peshtigo farm
Kuntz,  Johann and Barbara -  (My Great Great grandparents);  survived the Peshtigo fire by going into the river along with her daughter and son-in-law, Christian & Caroline Peters. They lived in Beaver township near the Luthern Church on Hwy 64. (Contributed by: John Peters)

LeBeau, Anna Elizabeth - Wife of Irving LaBeau
LeBeau, Armine - age 2½, daughter of Anna and Irving LeBeau
LeBeau, Irving - Lived in the Peshtigo area
LaBlond,  Leander Edward - Later married Katherine Hale, also a fire survivor, and they lived in Peshitgo.
LaFave, Louis and daughter Safronia. They were at a friend's cabin where Louis was intending to partridge-hunt, when the firestorm came over them - she was then 12. Safronia married Antoine/Antone Grandeau (see Grandeau, Basil, on this page). She was interviewed as a survivor of the fire when she was age 95. Jessica Snyder
Laird, Jacob
Lamboley, Mrs. Adele
Lamp (Lambke), Charles - His wife and five children died in a wagon trying to flee the fire. Charles was saved by the William Newberry who heard him calling, blind and near death.  They took him to the creek that they survived in.
Lampke, Mary
Leigh, Joseph
Lasure, Joseph
Leaguee, Louis
Lempke, John
Lezotte, Frank, wife and two sons and one daughter.
Licot, Mrs. Maurice
Lindroth, Mrs. Nels
Loucks, Edgar

Mac, Sandy
MaCann, Silas
Maloney, Mrs. T. F.
Marshall, Paul, wife Martha, daughter Katie age 12 daughter Nellie age 8 died in the fire.
Martin, Sophie Dorothea Scheelk (Mrs. Joseph Martin) - (contributed by: Cynthia Hallen )
Martin, Joseph - (contributed by:  Cynthia Hallen )
Martin, Mrs. Dave
Maxon, David, his wife and five children
May,  Fred
Mc Cullough, Lucy (Wolcott) - Bonnie Thayer -  Newberry family descendant.
McCusker, Con -
McGraw, Fred -  (contributed by:  grand niece Gloria Swedesky)
McMurray, Mr. & Mrs (Flora McDonell) From Shawano County Journal Obituary, March 12 , 1931:
"Mrs McMurray,   who attained the age of almost 84 years, was one of those who was fortunate in surviving the Great Peshtigo Fire of 1871. She had married Mr McMurray and the couple were living in Peshtigo at the time of the disaster. When the great fire came, Mrs McMurray was saved by taking refuge in the river where she remained all night. Her husband, who had remained behind to bury his chest of tools, also took refuge in the river, and the two were re-united next day when each sought the other in the ruins of the fire. Only a few personal effects had been saved, these packed in a trunk which was floated in the river. Mr McMurray was one of those who helped to rebuild the town."
McPherson,  Mrs. Wealthy
Richard McVane - age 34; laborer in Peshtigo; born in New Brunswick (contributed by:(Janny McNeil )
    Mary Ann (Rafford) McVane - age 29; born in New Bruswick
    Jessie Rafford McVane - age 10; born in Maine
    Alice Rafford McVane - age 13; born in Maine
    James Worden Rafford McVane - age 8; born in Maine
Merrill, Byron J.
Meyer, Adam and Catherine
Meyer, Peter
Meyer, Casper
Meyer Niclaus
Moore, Mr. Hiram
Moore, Mrs. Belle
Mulligan, John and wife
Mullendorf, Mrs. Jennie

Nelding, Mr. and Mrs. She was 7 months pregnant at the time of fire
Nelligan, John Emmet
Nelson, Pete - 35 years old from Sweden, lived alone in sawmill boarding house on 1870 census.
Nelson, Rasmus ( Rasmus/Robert possibly of Pensaukee or Marinette, WI.) - contributed by great grandchild.
Newberry, Mrs. Charles O.  - Joyce Newberry age 27, - husband Charles (age 30), son Franklin (age 6) and daughter Jessie (age 5) perished in village of Peshtigo.  The Newberry family was originally from Connecticut.  Out of a family of seventeen persons, twelve perished. Bonnie Thayer -  Newberry family descendant, great granddaughter of William P. Newberry.
Newberry, Mrs. Henry Sr. -Nancy age 64 at the time of the fire. She was away from village of Peshtigo, visiting her daughter in Menominee, MI.
Newberry, William (son of Henry,) his wife Ellen J. (Wolcott), their infant daughter Mary Emma, and his sister-in-law Lucy (Wolcott) Mc Cullough survived the fire.  Out of a family of seventeen,  twelve perished in the fire at village of Peshtigo. Bonnie Thayer -  Newberry family descendant, great granddaughter of William P. Newberry.
Newton, Adnah and wife
Neverman, Louise and Frederick - Contributed by great granddaughter Connie Jacobs
Neverman, Mrs. and two small children
Oaks, Nan and her father, William
Oleson, John
Olson, Nelson and two children
 

Payne, Thomas , age 42,  born in Scotland (England),  Male, farmer (mother and uncles buried themselves in a spring on their farm and were saved.contributed by descendant  Brenda )
    Payne, Sarah age 40,  Isle of Man (Scotland, England),   Female
    Payne, Nelson age 16, born in England, Male
    Payne, William age 11, born in  Canada,  Male
    Payne, Eliza  age 9, born in  New York,  Female
    Payne, John  age 4, born in  Canada,  Male
Peck, Mr. and Mrs. George
Peckman, Henry
Peckman, Peter
Pentree, three children of Charles
Pentree, Mr. William
Perin, Father P.
Peters, Christian & Caroline - survived the Peshtigo fire by going into the river along with her parents (My Great Great) Johann and Barbara Kuntz. They lived in Beaver township near the Luthern Church on Hwy 64. (Contributed by: John Peters)
Phillips, A. B. (Alvah Benjamin) , wife Mary and children George, Harriet and John   Albert's mother, widow Olive Phillips Bosworth, was living with this family but in fear refused to leave her spot beneath a tree and burned to death outside. The house and family inside were spared. contributed by descendant: Linda Phillips Loser
Phillips, Austin and Martha -  ( Lost in the fire was Olive Bosworth Phillips, mother of Austin, and their married daughter Ada Elmira Phillips Utter along with her children John Jr and Eliza Ann Utter. Son-in-law John Utter survived.  contributed by descendant Laura D Washabaugh)
Phillips, Ben
Phillips, Bert (Albert) - nephew of Alvah Benjamin
Phillips, R. T (Tyler). , wife Jane and sons Frank & John; contributed by descendant: Linda Phillips Loser
Phillbrook, Mrs.
Phillbrook, S. V. D.
Place, Anson, wife Carolina, children Harry, Francis, William, Hattie; contributed by descendant: Linda Phillips Loser
Place, Jacob (also Job E.) - age 28; farmer; born in Vermont  (contributed by:Janny McNeil)
    Place, Sarah (nee Kenyon) - wife of Abe; age 36; born in Vermont
    Place, Susan - age 12; born in Wisconsin
    Place, Eugene  age 9; born in Wisconsin
Place, Abraham (Abe), age 28, born in Vermont
    Place, Sarah - wife of Abraham age 36, born in Vermont
    Place,  Susan - age 12, born in Wisconsin
    Place, Eugene - age 9, born in Wisconsin
Place, John - age 41, born in New York
    Place, Pauline - age 29, born in Michigan
    Place Simon - age 11, born in Wisconsin
    Place, Maria - age7, born in Wisconsin
    Place, Martin - age 5, born in Wisconsin
    Place, Katy - age2, born in Wisconsin
Place, R G - age 31, born in New York
    Place, Lucy - age 29, born in New York
    Place Jennie - age 7, born in New York
    Place, Hattie - age 2, born in Wisconsin
Place, Abraham - age 53, born in Vermont
    Place, Elizabeth - age 54, born in Wisconsin
    Place, Henry - age 17, born in Wisconsin
    Place, Jennie - age 8, born in Wisconsin
Powers, Will
Pratt, two children of A.A.
Prestine, Joaquin - Prestine, Joseph
Price, Frederick - age 12, son of  Elizabeth Bakeman Price Hiedenworth and late 1st husband John Price (contributed by: Pat Drees )
Price, Charles - age 8, son of  Elizabeth Bakeman Price Hiedenworth and late 1st husband John Price
Price, Hattie -  age 6, daughter of  Elizabeth Bakeman Price Hiedenworth and late 1st husband John Price
Price, Emma - age 4, son of  Elizabeth Bakeman Price Hiedenworth and late 1st husband John Price
Prudhomee, Arthur
Prue, Louis, wife May, infant son Joseph (born June 1871) - lived in town of Pensaukee.

Race, Harley
Race, Nellie
Race, Lorenzo
Reed, Lovell
Richmond, “Cap”
Rockstad, Helga
Robinson, Charles D.
Ross, Allen - single, fisherman in Peshtigo

Scheelk,  Mr. and Mrs. Charles and infant daughter Louisa (later married name, Mrs. F. H. Marheine)  descendant : Robin Warner
Schmidt, John, his wife Sophia Knuts Schmidt and their seven children, Frederick, Christian, Charles, Mary Catherine, John F., William F. and Anna Dora.Lower Sugar Bush. (Contributed by Karen Mugan)
Schutt, Bertha, survived the fire by standing in the river and throwing water over her hair.  She was 15 years old and worked, as a housemaid, for a family by the name of Ellis. Her father Adolph was building a house between Marinette and Peshtigo and prayed that his tools would be safe from the fire.  When he returned to his home site not only were his tools safe but the fire had burned a circle around the house he was building.  Bertha Schutt married my great grandfather August Soderberg in Peshtigo.
(Contributed by J’lene Harrison great granddaughter, )
Seymour, Warren, wife and child
Shepherd, Dr. Fred S.
Shepherd, William
Sherman, J. J. wife and daughters 12 and 2, a son 9 and a hired girl
Shufelt, Charles age 45, born in Prussia, Male, farmer (contributed by descendant Brenda )
    Shufelt, Mary age  47, born in Prussia, Female
    Shufelt, Gustave  age  16, born in Prussia, Male
    Shufelt  Charles  age 13, born in Wisconsin, Male
    Shufelt  John  age 11, born in Wisconsin, Male
    Shufelt,   Ada  age 8, born in Wisconsin, Female
    Shufelt  Fred   age 6, born in Wisconsin, Male
    Shufelt,  Lena  age 2, born in Wisconsin, Female
Slanborn, Mrs. Mayme Blattery
Slattery, Reuben, wife and Mayme 9 days old
Slaughter, Samuel and wife Matilda [Nee Webb -59)  and children Alice (16) ,  Amelia (9) ,   Edward (14 ½),  Roderick (21) Sarah Thorson
Slaughter, Robert (32 married son of Samuel and Matilda)  and daughter Jane (Jenny 3 ½). Sarah Thorson
Stephenson, Isaac, Sammuel and Robert
Sterzing,  Ida
Stetts, James
Suard ? Mrs.

Tanner, John
Taylor, Mrs. John and one child - ( survivors names are Sylvia Phillips Taylor and daughter Mary Melissa Taylor survived; lost in the fire were husband John Taylor and daughters Sarah and Alice Taylor. contributed by descendant Laura D Washabaugh)
Tisdale, G. J.

Utter, John - Linda Phillips Loser

Valliere, Thomas
Volk, John and his wife Almira Ketchum Volk (Contributed by Richard La Brosse)

Wagner, Johanna and John Casper and their daughter Augusta (contributor's note: Mother, step-father and half-sister of  William Kiel.  Augusta, at her death in 1974,  was the last
survivor of the Peshtigo fire. Audrey Klocke Heintz)
Weichart, four children of Phillip
Wienhardt, Phillip
Wienhardt, Elizabeth
Whitcomb, Mrs. P. R.
Wilke, Mrs. E.
Williams, Mrs. E. B.
Williamson, Thomas and his mother
Williamson, Fred
Witepalek, Dr. W. W.
Wright,  Charles E.



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