"Papa" Reed (his first name has not been found) immigrated to the United States from Darmstadt-Hesse [now part of Germany] in 1846 with his wife Elizabeth, and at least 2 daughters and 4 sons. This was truly a courageous undertaking by young, healthy individuals, much less families with a number of children. The best ships of the 1840s had 4 to 6 very small, first class cabins and the vast majority of passengers traveled steerage. Most ships were sailing packets, vessels that carried mail, cargo, and people. Since steam was just beginning to be used for backup assist, mostly in ports, most ships being used for passenger travel were at least already 20 to 30 years old and used sails. In 1846 some 250 to 325 people traveled for at least 4 weeks in a space approximately 225 feet long, 30 feet wide and 6 feet high. Both sides were lined with rows of 5 foot wooden bunks, two high, with the lower bunk on the floor and the upper bunk 3 feet above it. There were no benches or chairs provided, just a walkway in the center, obstructed by support timbers, that also had small trunks at the foot of the beds if passengers had them. Sometimes as many as 6 children were in 1 bunk. Since food allotments went by bunk, the children had to share the meager food of 1 adult, containing only starch and no protein, unless the family had brought dried meats such as jerky and hard sausages, salted dried fish, boiled eggs or dried bread. Food had to be kept in the bunk of an adult and under continual watch against theft by people and rodents. Regularly scheduled sailing dates had recently been introduced in the early 1840s and this soon indicated a wealth of profits for ship owners from the large numbers of steerage tickets that could be sold. Private ship captains and shipping line owners quickly took advantage by cramming as many people as possible amid the cargo in the hastily adapted vessels. These steerage people were working class and had saved, as well as sold all their possession, to pay for their passage at a time when such folks were often described as "poor" in a society that had only "rich" and "poor." Although treated very poorly then, they would not be considered "poor" by today's standards; they just weren't rich.
Besides the very limited amount of luggage that was stowed out of reach in the lower hold, passengers in the often damp, crammed center steerage hold had to have daily necessities like bedding, lighting (lamps and oil), clothing (no washing facilities), medicines, cooking pots and utensils, cups and literally everything but the most basic food and water. You cooked your own food. This was the responsibility of the traveler. The water provided aboard ship often did not remain potable through the trip. One small trunk with vitally needed necessities and a hanging sack were the only things allowed at the bunks. Days and nights were spent in the long lines of double high bunks, literally side by side, lining the entire length of the steerage cabin. It was dark, with no windows and only the stairway hatch for ventilation. Continuous motion combined with the ever increasing odors of often as many as the 290 person average capacity in the 1840s. Illness spread quickly in the stagnant air below deck. Babies were born and people died amid this environment. Insanity and suicide happened as well. It was all shared in these close quarters.
Rats, mice and insects such as lice, flees and maggots were fellow travelers. Passengers, and especially children, were not welcomed upstairs on deck, where crew did not protect them from such dangers as slippery boards, irregular vessel movements, rigging and no safety equipment. There were no life boats and if someone went overboard, there was no turning around. Noise, hunger, thrust, anxiety and boredom were daily companions. By the end of the voyage, regardless of the best attempts by the passengers to keep things in order, limited sanitation and stormy seas often combined to make steerage dirty and foul-smelling. Seeing open sky and land again must have momentarily been a nearly overwhelming experience. For them, the work of living began again in this new place. Memories of the crossing were mostly set aside so energy could be put into recovering and settling. From the East Coast port where the Reeds landed, and in the 1840s that was one of several, the Reed family made their way west, possibly to meet up with family and acquaintances who were already settled. This may have involved travel on the Erie Canal from the Hudson River to Buffalo on Lake Erie in New York State. From Buffalo they would board a Great Lakes ship to Chicago, which was the most used route.
"Papa" and the family, minus the one married daughter who remained in the Chicago area, soon followed in 1855. They went to the town of Oconto where sons George and John worked both in the woods and mills. Meanwhile "Papa" and Elizabeth homesteaded east of the village along the Lake Michigan Green Bay shore, establishing a farm and became one of the pioneer commercial fishermen with sons Louis and Jerry. Sometime between 1855 and 1860 "Papa" Reed died. Documentation on when and why has not been found and it is thought that he was an early burial in what is now Evergreen Cemetery in Oconto, where many of his descendancy now also reside. 1895 Pioneers of Oconto County, Wisconsin Louis Reed ‘Tis forty years since Louis Reed accompanied his parents from Illinois and settled in Oconto county – the journey from Chicago by boat – Dr. Paramore also a passenger, but the gentlemen were not acquainted at that time. It was in the spring of the year and the ice floating in the bay. Mr. Reed’s brothers George and John had preceded their parents, and it was through their solicitation that the home in Illinois was abandoned and the newer residence was adopted. Over the years, the sons of the Reeds continued to work in the lumber industry and eventually began their own farms and businesses. Widowed Elizabeth Reed moved to city of Oconto, living with son Jerry Reed, who worked as a Drayman and remained single. George Reed and his family farmed near Stiles. John Reed married and was also a Drayman in city of Oconto, starting a family with wife Hannah, but he died unexpectedly in 1885 at age 46 years. Louis Reed married and raised a family. He was a pioneer fisherman and farmer living just east of Oconto in town of Oconto, along the lake, on the original family homestead. Each of their obituaries (below in the family tree notes) speaks of well respected pioneers in Oconto County. Daughter Dora Reed, the youngest of the Reed children, was 1 year old at the time of the Atlantic crossing. She was married and also settled in Oconto where the couple raised a large family. The entire Reed family maintained close contact and often visited in Chicago, where the oldest daughter lived. Following is a detailed Reed Family Tree with obituaries, newspaper articles and notations highlighted in blue:
Reed - Reid Family Tree
"Papa" Reedb: ? Germany immigration: 1846 d: between 1855 and 1860 in Oconto County, Wisconsin (notes on "Papa" Reed: died in town of Oconto sometime between 1855 and 1860) Elizabeth (nee ?) Reed - wife of Papa Reed b: 1811 in Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Hessen, Germany (1860 census) marriage: Hesse, Europe immigration: 1846 from Hesse d: March 1, 1894 in Oconto County, Wisconsin (cemetery stone) burial: Evergreen Cemetery, Oconto County, Wisconsin (notes on Elizabeth (nee ?) Reed: 1860 Living in Oconto - East Ward, Head of household, widowed, 4 children in household
Oconto County
Reporter
Mar. 3, 1894
The Silent Reaper
At her residence in
the South ward, Thursday, March 1, 1894 at 3 p.m. Mrs. Elizabeth Reed,
aged 94 years. The deceased was a native of Germany, and had been a
residence of this city for nearly 40 years. She was a most exemplary
Christian, kindhearted and generous, and was highly esteemed by the
entire community. Mrs. Reed up to a week before her death was in
possession of all her faculties and visited some of her neighbors as
late as Thursday of last week, but a cold which she contracted on that
day proved too much for her enfeebled condition, and in a weeks time she
succumbed to it. She
is survived by two daughters and three sons: Mrs. Henneman, of Chicago;
Mrs. John Follett and Louis and Jerry Reed of this city; and George
Reed, of Stiles, besides a large number of grandchildren and great
grandchildren. The funeral will take place tomorrow (Sunday) at 2 p.m.
from the Lutheran church. )1. George Reed
b: March 1828 (cemetery) 1930 (Obituary) 1834 (1860
census) in Hessen,
Germany Hamburg Germany (Obituary)
3. John (Jack) Reedimmigration: 1844 (1900 census) occupation: 1860 Bar and Boarding House Owner, 1870, 1900 Farmer d: 1903 in Stiles, Oconto County, Wisconsin burial: Stiles Township Cemetery, Oconto County, Wisconsin (notes on George Reed:
Oconto
County Reporter
George
Reed, one of the oldest residents of the town of Stiles, died at his
home near Stiles Junction Wednesday, aged 73 years. Mr. Reed, who
was one of the first settlers of Stiles, having gone there about
fifty years ago, was born in Hamburg, Germany, March 13, 1830. In
1846 he came to this country with his parents, first settling in
Chicago and later in this county. The funeral will be held from the
Lutheran church at Stiles tomorrow morning. Rev. Eisenbach will
officiate.April 17, 1903
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Oconto County Reporter, Oconto,
Wisconsin, b: 1834 in Baden, Prussia, Germany (1860 & 1880 census) marriage: 1855 (1900 census) in Oconto County, Wisconsin d: October 8, 1899 burial: Abrams-Stiles Cemetery; On same stone as Eva; Inscription: Age 66 years; Wife of G. Reed children of George and Mary Anna: 1. John J. Reed b: 1857 in Stiles, Oconto County, Wisconsin d: (Notes on John Reed:
OCONTO COUNTY REPORTER
MARRIED.—Mr. J. Reid and Miss Eva Bacon joined
hands in the bonds of connubial bliss last Monday afternoon, and in
the evening a large circle of friends gathered around the happy pair
to tender their congratulations and wishes of prosperity and
happiness. A social dance, in which all participated, was soon
instituted, which lasted until day-break, when the parties repaired
to their respective homes. Judging from the pleasant time that all
present enjoyed we think that Jack, in after years, will refer back
with pleasure to the day when he bargained for his Bacon. May they
live long and prosper.)July 16, 1881 + Eva Bacon - wife of John Reed b: February 2, 1861 in Stiles, Oconto County, Wisconsin marriage: July 11, 1881 in Stiles, Oconto County, Wisconsin d: February 17, 1891 in Stiles, Oconto County, Wisconsin burial: Abrams-Stiles Cemetery; On same stone as Charles Reed 2. Katherine (Kate) Reed b: 1859 in Stiles, Oconto County, Wisconsin marriage: January 1, 1876 in Oconto County, Wisconsin Thoms Mills or Daniel Duchatean d: 3. Dora Reed b: 1862 in Stiles, Oconto County, Wisconsin marriage: April 18, 1882 Geo Tappa (1860 - 1943) in Oconto County, Wisconsin d: January 31, 1941 in Junction City, Portage County, Wisconsin burial: Stiles Township Cemetery, Oconto County, Wisconsin 4. George Reed jr. b: 1864 in Stiles, Oconto County, Wisconsin d: 1942 burial: Stiles Township Cemetery, Oconto County, Wisconsin + Mary Kieffert - #1 wife of George Reed Jr. b: December 14, 1867 marriage: January 12, 1899 in Oconto County, Wisconsin d: June 27, 1903 burial: Stiles Township Cemetery, Oconto County, Wisconsin; Inscription: Wife of George Reed + Anna Martin (Mrs.) - #2 wife of George Reed Jr. marriage: November 15, 1916 in Menominee, Michigan. 5. Elizabeth (Lizzie) Reed b: June 1866 in Stiles, Oconto County, Wisconsin marriage: January 10, 1887 Oak Orchard, Oconto County, Wisconsin d: 1897 in Copperstown, Oconto County, Wiisconsin + John Tourtillott - husband of Elizabeth Reed b: March 15, 1857 in Peshtigo, Oconto County, Wisconsin d: May 29, 1915 in Oconto, Wisconsin (Notes on John Tourtillott: His second marriage was to Nettie Shimek on July 4, 1898 in Lena, Oconto County, Wisconsin and they had two sons Loyd and Clyde) children of Elizabeth and John: Rosa Olive Tourtillott b: 1887 in Oconto, Oconto County, Wisconsin Abel Thomas Tourtillott b: January 3, 1889 in Oconto, Oconto County, Wisconsin d: March 18, 1963 burial: Evergreen Cemetery, Oconto County, Wisconsin (Notes on Abel Tourtillott: Corporal, World War I, Signal Corps) John Hiram Tourtillott b: 1891 in Oconto, Oconto County, Wisconsin George William Tourtillott b: March 10, 1893 in Oconto, Oconto County, Wisconsin d: November 27, 1929 in Oconto, Oconto County, Wisconsin; age 36 years, 8 mo, 7 d. of epilepsy burial: Evergreen Cemetery, Oconto County, Wisconsin 6. Mary A. Reed b: 1869 in Stiles, Oconto County, Wisconsin marriage: July 3, 1888 in Oconto County, Wisconsin to Joseph Kesner d: 7. Charles Reed b: 1870 in Stiles, Oconto County, Wisconsin d: 14 Jan 1901 burial: Abrams-Stiles Cemetery; On same stone as Eva (Bacon) Reed wife of his brother John Reed 8. Emma Reed b: February 1872 in Stiles, Oconto County, Wisconsin d: 9. Anna Reed b: 1874 in Stiles, Oconto County, Wisconsin d: 10. William Reed b: April 11, 1877 in Stiles, Oconto County, Wisconsin d: 11. Magdalena (Laney) Reed b: 1878 in Stiles, Oconto County, Wisconsin d: + Joseph Lemire or Joseph Gamond - husband of Magdalena Reed b: marriage: May 10, 1898 in Stiles, Oconto County, Wisconsin d: 12. Alfred Otto Reed b: July 30, 1898 in Stiles, Oconto, Wisconsin d: February 22, 1901 in Stiles, Oconto, Wisconsin 2. female Reed b: in Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Hessen, Germany (1860 census year of birth) immigration: 1846 from Hesse d: (Notes on female Reed: Daughter of Elizabeth Reed, married and living in Chicago, mentioned in mother's 1894 obituary) + ? Henneman b: marriage: d: b: October 20, 1838 in Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Hessen, Germany (1860 census year of birth) immigration: 1846 from Hesse d: August 17, 1885 in Oconto County, Wisconsin burial: Evergreen Cemetery, Oconto County, Wisconsin (Notes on John Reed: Inscription: Age 46 years 10 mos 28 days;
Oconto
County Reporter
May 10, 1884
John Reed fell from his wagon
on Thursday evening, and injured himself quite seriously.
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Oconto County Reporter
August 22, 1885 Death
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+ Johannah
(Hannah) - wife of John Reedb: December 18, 1838 in Holland immigration: 1851 (1900 census), 1841 (1910 census) occupation: 1900 nurse; 1910 doctor in science - home d: December 13, 1926 in Oconto, Wisconsin burial: Evergreen Cemetery, Oconto County, Wisconsin (Notes on note on Johannah : 1900 census: 5 children living; 1900, 1910, 1920 living alone in Oconto, Wisconsin; obituary: first woman settler in Oconto
Oconto
County Reporter, Oconto, Wisconsin,
children of John and
Johannah:April 10, 1903 COURT CALENDAR Hannah Reed VS. Oconto Land Company.) 1. Elizabeth Reed - twin to Louise b: September 6, 1865 in Oconto County, Wisconsin d: September 6, 1865 in Oconto County, Wisconsin burial: Evergreen Cemetery, Oconto County, Wisconsin - Inscription: Twin Daughter of John and Johannah 2. Louise Reed - twin to Elizabeth b: September 6, 1865 in Oconto County, Wisconsin d: September 6, 1865 in Oconto County, Wisconsin burial: Evergreen Cemetery, Oconto County, Wisconsin - Inscription: Twin Daughter of John and Johannah 3. Jerry Reed b: September 1867 in Oconto County, Wisconsin d: burial: ( notes on Jerry Reed: 1900, single living with married sister Elizabeth Bostedt family and two single younger brothers John J Reed and Edward W. Reed, not found on later censuses or cemetery) 4. Elizabeth Reed b: January 1869 in Oconto County, Wisconsin d: May 18, 1941 in Oconto County, Wisconsin burial: Evergreen Cemetery, Oconto County, Wisconsin + Fred Bostedt - husband of Elizabeth Reed b: July 1863 in New York marriage: 1890 d: September 18, 1957 burial: Evergreen Cemetery, Oconto County, Wisconsin - same stone as Elizabeth children of Elizabeth and Fred: 1. Lovina Bostedt b: September 29, 1892 in Oconto, Oconto County, Wisconsin marriage: 1909 to Albert Cleveland d: ( notes on Lovina Bostedt: 1910 Oconto County census; married in 1909 Albert Cleveland b: 1887 in Wisconsin; 1 child; 1920 living in Appleton, Outagamie County, Wisconsin) 2. David Clyde Bostedt b: January 11, 1894 in Oconto, Oconto County, Wisconsin d: November 29, 1950 burial: Evergreen Cemetery, Oconto County, Wisconsin ( notes on David Bostedt: Corporal World War I, Headquarters 150th Machine Gun Battalion; married Mary Jane [Jennie] nee ? 1899 - 1979) 3. Howard H. Bostedt b: November 30, 1896 in Oconto, Oconto County, Wisconsin d: June 24, 1986 burial: Evergreen Cemetery, Oconto County, Wisconsin ( notes on Howard Bostedt: Private First Class United Satates Army, World War I; married Irene Exferd 1903 - 1995) 4. Earl Wilfred Bostedt b: January 18, 1900 in Oconto, Oconto County, Wisconsin d: May 5, 1977 burial: Evergreen Cemetery, Oconto County, Wisconsin ( notes on Earl Bostedt: married Palmy Gilot 1901 - 1990) 5. Kenneth Bostedt b: 1905 in Oconto, Oconto County, Wisconsin d: August 9, 1958 burial: Evergreen Cemetery, Oconto County, Wisconsin ( notes on Kenneth Bostedt: married Evelyn nee ? 1909 - 1997) 6. John Bostedt b: 1906 in Oconto, Oconto County, Wisconsin d: after 1910 ( notes on John Bostedt: not found on any census after 1910 at age 4 years or in the cemetery gravestone readings) 5. John Reed b: December 3, 1870 in Oconto County, Wisconsin d: June 20, 1871 burial: Evergreen Cemetery, Oconto County, Wisconsin - Inscription: Son of John and Johanna Reed 6. John J. (Joseph) Reed b: January 1872 in Oconto County, Wisconsin occupation: 1910 Fisherman d: August 22, 1940 burial: Evergreen Cemetery, Oconto County, Wisconsin + Ida M. Noel - wife of John J. Reed b: 1880 d: February 25, 1962 burial: Evergreen Cemetery, Oconto County, Wisconsin children of John and Ida: Infant Reed b: February 13, 1902 Oconto, Oconto, Wisconsin d: February 15, 1902 Oconto, Oconto, Wisconsin burial: Evergreen Cemetery, Oconto County, Wisconsin; Inscription: son of John & Ida Nora Josephine Reed b: August 31, 1903 Oconto, Oconto, Wisconsin Frances Margaret Reed b: January 23, 1905 South Ward, Oconto, Oconto, Wisconsin George Wesley Reed b: June 9, 1907 Oconto, Oconto, Wisconsin married: Agnes Fiefarek (August 27, 1909 - February 3, 1999) d: November 21, 1967 burial: Evergreen Cemetery, Oconto County, Wisconsin Walter W. Reed b: 1909 John B. Reed b: 1911 Oconto, Oconto, Wisconsin married: Margaret Pillsbury (February 10, 1914 - July 21, 1997) d: October 18, 1972 burial: Evergreen Cemetery, Oconto County, Wisconsin Allen Reed b: June 30, 1912 Oconto, Oconto, Wisconsin d: March 20, 1966 burial: Evergreen Cemetery, Oconto County, Wisconsin; Inscription: Son Ruby Reed b: 1914 Oconto, Oconto, Wisconsin Esther Reed b: 1915 Oconto, Oconto, Wisconsin Robert Lee Reed Sr. b: March 21, 1918 Oconto, Oconto, Wisconsin d: July 16, 1984 burial: Evergreen Cemetery, Oconto, Wisconsin (Notes on Robert Reed Sr.: Private, World War II, FARTC [Field Artillery Replacement Training Center] 7. Edward W. Reed b: July 1875 in Oconto County, Wisconsin marriage: 1901 in Wisconsin to Margaret Washburn d: 1956 in Plainfield, Waushara County, Wisconsin burial: Plainfield Cemetery, Waushara County, Wisconsin 8 . Nora Reed b: November 24, 1878 in Oconto County, Wisconsin marriage: October 26, 1899 William T. Ackrill in Oconto County, Wisconsin d: July 18, 1901 burial: Evergreen Cemetery, Oconto County, Wisconsin - Inscription: Wife of W.T. Ackrill; Daughter of John Reed (Notes on Nora Reed: no children) 4. Louis Reed Sr. b: October 15, 1841 in Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Hessen, Germany immigration: 1847 (1900 census) 1846 (1910 census) occupation: 1880 fisherman; d: January 3, 1935 in Oconto County, Wisconsin burial: Evergreen Cemetery, Oconto County, Wisconsin (notes on Louis Reed:
Oconto County Reporter
From available
records it appears John Stein was the first commercial fisherman
situated on the Oconto River. Hans Knutson, Antone Conrad and John
Mosling, a boat builder, also lived at Oconto, as did George Hart. On
the south shore adjacent to Oconto, Louis Reed, Charles Zippel and the
Bostedt and Gumach families were early settlers.June 12, 1969 Pioneer Fishermen
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Oconto County
Reporter
And along
the Bay Shore, the fishermen formed their own village and, under the
leadership of Louis Reed, started a school near the City Park (then
called Warner’s Grove).Thursday, November 11, 1971
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Oconto County Reporter
We regret that Louis
Reed of the Bay Shore is quite ill. A short time ago he accidentally cut
one of his knees with an axe and let the joint water out, which will
result in a stiff knee for the balance of his life. Erysipelas has also
set in, and from latest reports we learn that his condition is
considered critical. LATER - From information obtained just before going
to press we learn that Mr. R. is improving nicely, the erysipelas having
been subdued, and the attending physician, Dr. Wolter, thinks sufficient
joint-water still remains in the knee to insure the use of that member.
We sincerely hope is may be so.7 January 1888
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1895 Pioneers of Oconto
County, Wisconsin
Louis Reed ‘Tis forty years since Louis Reed accompanied his parents from Illinois and settled in Oconto county – the journey from Chicago by boat – Dr. Paramore also a passenger, but the gentlemen were not acquainted at that time. It was in the spring of the year and the ice floating in the bay. Mr. Reed’s brothers George and John had preceded their parents, and it was through their solicitation that the home in Illinois was abandoned and the newer residence was adopted. Louis was then 16 years of age. The first work he did after his arrival was sawing lathe in a mill on the present Oconto Company’s site. Later he worked at the carpenter trade and assisted in building the court house on the south side of the river, which afterward burned, and in the erection of the large, now standing, where Charles Pendleton kept tavern. William and Albert Arnold’s father had the contract for putting up the buildings. He next engaged in the work of running lumber down the river for the mills to the bay, to be loaded upon vessels, and afterward with his brother Jerry, put in logs for Holt & Balcom and the Oconto Company. During their logging operations they also engaged in fishing, which occupation Louis has since followed, residing on his parents "domain", two miles from the city in the town of Oconto, thirty two years, and besides has held the office of school treasurer continually for over twenty years. Oconto County Reporter 12/1895 ; ) + Jane Ann (Jennie) Gale - wife of Louis Reed Sr. b: January 12, 1851 in Gillett, Oconto, Wisconsin, United States married: 1867 in Oconto County, Wisconsin d: June 22, 1937 in Oconto County, Wisconsin burial: Evergreen Cemetery, Oconto County, Wisconsin children of Louis and Jane: (7 birth, 7 children living in 1900) 1. Harriet (Libbie) E. Reed b: 1871 (notes on Harriet Reed: 1910 widowed with one child, Robert age 15 born in Illinois, living with parents) + ? Taylor - husband of Harriet Reed 2. Eva Reed b: March 1873 in Wisconsin d: November 2, 1902 burial: Evergreen Cemetery, Oconto County, Wisconsin (notes on Eva Reed: no children) + Alfred L. Holmes - husband of Eva Reed b: August 23, 1875 in Michigan marriage: April 10, 1901 in Oconto County, Wisconsin (Wisconsin Marriage Index Pre 1907 ) d: November 13, 1957 burial: St. Anthony Catholic Cemetery, Oconto Falls, Wisconsin (notes on Alfred Holmes: Second marriage to Catherine Vollmer in 1906) 3. Ira Reed b: November 1875 in Wisconsin d: September 13, 1939 burial: Evergreen Cemetery, Oconto County, Wisconsin 4 . Lillian (Lillie) Maud Ida Reed b: 1879 d: 5 . Wesley G. Reed b: May 1881 in Wisconsin d: 1980 burial: Evergreen Cemetery, Oconto County, Wisconsin (Notes on Wesley Reed: 1920 widowed, living with parents - no children in household) + Lela May nee ? - wife of Wesley Reed b: July 23, 1879 d: January 4, 1913 burial: Evergreen Cemetery, Oconto County, Wisconsin - Inscription: Wife of Wesley 6. Raymond Henry Reed b: May 1884 in Wisconsin d: July 27, 1964 burial: Evergreen Cemetery, Oconto County, Wisconsin 7. Louis A. Reed b: January 1887 in Wisconsin d: July 25, 1956 burial: Evergreen Cemetery, Oconto County, Wisconsin; Stone Inscription: "Brother of W. Reed" 5. Jerry G. Reed b: 1844 in Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Hessen, Germany immigration: 1846 from Hesse (1910 census) occupation: Drayman d: June 22, 1910 burial: Evergreen Cemetery, Oconto County, Wisconsin (Notes on Jerry Reed: single; 1860, 1870 1880 living in Oconto with his mother, Elizabeth, 1880, Drayman, only mother in household; 1910 census; living alone in Oconto - South Ward; ) 5. Dora Reed b: July 4, 1845 in Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Hessen, Germany immigration: 1846 from Hesse d: November 8, 1906 in Oconto County, Wisconsin burial: Oconto Catholic Cemetery, Oconto Wisconsin - Inscription: wife of John (Notes on Dora Reed: 1880 married with 7 children and living next door to mother, Elizabeth and brother Jerry Reed; 1900 census 16 births with 8 living) + John Follett - husband of Dora Reed
b: December 29, 1945 in Pennsyvania (1880 census) marriage: 1866 in Chicago, Illinois d: November 12, 1920 in Oconto County, Wisconsin burial: Oconto Catholic Cemetery, Oconto Wisconsin (Notes on John Follett: Father: Age 74 yr 10 mos 20 days; Pvt. Civil War Co. K. ILL 8th Cavalry ) children of Dora and John: 1. Charles F. Follett b: February 1867 Illinois d: July 2, 1944 burial: Oconto Catholic Cemetery, Oconto Wisconsin (Notes on Charles Follett: 7 children: Ellen Follett b: 1895 in Oconto; Edward Follett b: 1897 in Oconto d: October 25, 1918 in France [WWI, Pvt. 1st Class, Company M, 127th Infantry, 32nd Division]; Christopher Follett b: March 3, 1899 d: April 28, 1956, Robert Charles Follett b: June 14, 1906 in Oconto d: December 23, 1974 [married Mildred Macco]; Lyle Henry Follett b: July 30, 1910 in Oconto d: September 23, 1975; Frederick C. [Fred] Follett b: September 3, 1913 in Oconto d: March 3, 1974; most are buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Oconto, Wisconsin ) + Josephine M. Jillot - wife of Charles b: May 11, 1874 in Wisconsin marriage: March 10, 1894 in Oconto County, Wisconsin d: July 11, 1948 burial: Evergreen Cemetery, Oconto, Wisconsin - Inscription: Wife of Charles Truman Russell 2. John R. Follett Jr. b: December 1, 1869 in Chicago, Illinois d: 1953 in Illinois burial: Glen Oak Cemetery, West Chicago, DuPage County, Illinois (Notes on John Follett Jr.: 2 children; Gladys C. Follett in 1902, Lucille J. Follett in 1907) + Emeline L. Gallen - wife of John Follett b: 1880 marriage December 1895 d: January 1963 in Illinois burial: Glen Oak Cemetery, West Chicago, DuPage County, Illinois 3. Elizabeth (Lizzie) Follett b: October 15, 1871 in Chicago Illinois d: February 4, 1940 in Chicago, Illinois (Notes on Elizabeth Follett: had 4 children, Edward Morton b: September 29, 1893 in Oconto, Wisconsin d: April 24, 1951 in Chicago, Illinois [married Catherine Milczewski]; Stanley Morton January 13 1897 in in Gladstone, Michigan d: April 29, 1970 in Waukegan, Illinois [married Rosalia Kellerman]; Isabella Morton February 28, 1900in Gladstone, Michigan d: July 5, 1947 in Chicago, Illinois [married William Platt]; Robert Morton October 6, 1904 in Gladstone, Michigan d: June 23, 1976 in Seattle, Washington) + Edward G. S. Morton - husband of Elizabeth Follett b: August 13, 1868 in Oconto, Wisconsin marriage: November 12, 1892 in Oconto County, Wisconsin d: June 13, 1940 in Chicago, Illinois 4. Christian (Chris) Follett b: June 3, 1973 Chicago, Illinois d: October 14, 1905 in Oconto, Wisconsin burial: Evergreen Cemetery, Oconto, Wisconsin + Mary Jane Noel - wife of Christian b: February 18, 1874 in Wisconsin marriage: July 25, 1892 in Pensaukee, Wisconsin d: July 2, 1905 burial: Evergreen Cemetery, Oconto, Wisconsin - Inscription: Wife of Christian 5. Dora Follett b: 1875 Illinois d: May 23, 1917 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (Notes on Dora Follett: 1910 living in Milwaukee; 1 child John born 1897) + Frederick Rohrlack - Husband of Dora Follett b: 1870 in Wisconsin marriage September 14, 1895 in Oconto County, Wisconsin d: 6. Jane Follett b: 1877 Illinois 7. Louis Follett b: August 1877 in Chicago, Illinois d: October 5, 1948 Oconto, Wisconsin burial: Evergreen Cemetery, Oconto, Wisconsin d: May 23, 1917 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (Notes on Louis Follett: 7 children: John, Marion May, Elmer 1908 - 1981, Raymond, Marvin Charles Follett 1910 - 1979, Irene, Dora May, Emma) + Emma Sermerski - wife of Louis Follett b: January 12, 1883 d: July 26, 1970 burial: Evergreen Cemetery, Oconto, Wisconsin 8. Jennie F. Follett b: January 1879 in Wisconsin d: March 4, 1967 burial: Evergreen Cemetery, Oconto, Wisconsin (Notes on Jennie Follett: 1910 Living Oconto - South Ward, 1 child, Norman age 3, born in Wisconsin; 1930 widowed, living in Oconto) + Otto P. Bostedt - Husband of Jennie Follett b: 1879 in New York marriage: 1904 d: 1926 burial: Evergreen Cemetery, Oconto, Wisconsin 9. Catherine (Katy) Follett b: October 13, 1883 in Oconto County, Wisconsin d: October 18, 1889 in Oconto County, Wisconsin burial: Evergreen Cemetery, Oconto, Wisconsin - Inscription: Daughter of J. & D. Follett 10. Jerome (Jerry) Follett b: June 4, 1887 in Oconto County, Wisconsin d: (Notes on Jerome Follett: 1 daughter, Elizabeth Follett 1911; 1930 living in Chicago, Illinois) + Maria (Mae) Claas - wife of Jerome Follett b: 1888 in Illinois marriage: June 2, 1909 in Chicago, Illinois d: 11. John Follett b: January 1889 in Wisconsin (1900 census) |
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