Plat book of Huron County, Michigan : also patron's business and general farmer's directory of Huron Co. Mich. with biographical sketches / compiled and drawn from personal observations and the county records by E. B. Foote and corps of assistants.

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-cemetery at Ruth; John, Anna;- Benedina, died
aged 33 years; Henrietta. They were married
Oct. 28, 1879, in Sherman Township. There are
nine children: John, *born Oct. 12, 1880; Annie,
-born Sept. 2.2, 1882; Edmund, 'born March 3, 1.ý885;
William, b~orn May 12, 1887; Mary, born March
20, 1889; Joseph, born April 6, 1891; Odella,1 orn
Aug. 31, 1892; Elizabeth, born Nov. 19, 1894;
Anthony, born Feb. 14, 1897, all of who~m are livlug. Her husband passed away as stated above
on May 19, 1897. With care-full management they
have succeeded very well since the loss of their
'husband and father, and they have a ni~ce shady
hom e and the family is one of the highly esteemed
and progressive families of the township.
HESSLING, BERNHARD. Son of Henry and MNary
Hessling, natives of Germany, and to whom were
born six children: John, born April 10, 1856; lHarniet, born July 15, 1859; Mary, born Jan. 22, 1854;
Henry, born April 25, 1861; William, born Nov. 23,
186-2, and Bernhard, the subject of this sketch was
born Feb. 2, 1866. All but Harriet are alive. Harriet died at age of 33 and is buried in Catholic
cemetery at Ruth. Married to Theressa Webaýr,
daughter of Engelbert and Julia Weber, natives
of Germany, and to whom were born seven children: Mary, died at age of 23 and buried at Ruth:,
Christian, Rosa, Theressa, born Nov. 20, 18714;
Valentine, born Oct. 5, 1877; Anna and John. They
xvere married June 22, 1898, in Ruth. There are
three children: Petrolella, born May 28, 1899;
Charles, born July 26, 1900; Theressa, born 'Oct.
18, 1903. They have a lovely frame house and a
pleasant home and are highly esteemed and one
of the progressive families of the township.
HESSLING, HIENRY. Son of Henry and Mary Hessling, natives of Germany. The subject. of this
sketch was born April 25, 1861. Married to Mary
L~oster, daughter:of Lawrence and Adelgunde!Loster, to whom were born six children:. Mary,
'born May 3, 1869; Teressa, born May 13, 187-1,
and died aged 31 years; Joseph, born June. 15,
1873; Johannah, born Sept. 9, 1875; Anthonia.
born Fcb. 13, 1877; Rosa, born Jan. 17, 18,79.
They were married Sept. 24, 1891, in Ruth. There
are six ch~ildren: Annie, born Sept. 4, 1892; Helena,
born Aug. 24, 1894; Henry, born May 20, 1896;
Mary Josephina, born Nov. 14 1897; Rosa, born
Jan. 17, 1899; Felix, born July 16, 1901, all of
whom are living. They have a pleasant and comforta~ble 'home and are one of the highly esteeme~d
families of the township.
HETSCHI, JO0SEPH. Son of Nicdholas and Christina
Hetsch, natives of Germany, who emigrated to
America in 1848 and settled in Wheeling, West
Virginia, where his mother!died. His father and
fzamily then moved to Cleveland, Ohio, where his
father died. There xvere four children born to his
fa~ther and mother:- Joseph, the subje-ct of this
sketch, was born Aug. 8, 1851; Frederick, born
April 28, 1858; Mary, b-orn March.27, 1861; John,
born Nov., 1864. Married to Emma Storebaum,
daughter of John and Minnie Storebaum. She was
born Jan. 11, 1858. There are nine children:
Joseph, born Jan. 21, 1880; Henry, born Jan. 12,

IIOLDYVICi{!-,, BIERNITARD. Son of William and Magdolina Hoidlwick, natives of Germany, and to xvhom
xvere bo.rn eleven children: Joseph, born June 10,
1861; Barney, the subject of this sketch, was
born Jan. 10, 1863; John, born June 24, 1864;
Annie, born Dec. 10, 1866; Victoria, born De~c. 23,
1868; Katie, h-orn April 10, 1871; Mary, born
April 12, 1873; Christina, 'born May.10, 1875;
William, born June 14, 1877; Magd-oliaa, born
May 2, 1879, and died at age of 22 years; Henry,
born-Dec. 15, 1884. The subject of this sketch
was married to Mary Depsiuski. (Brother is
C'harles Depzinski, and for her family hi~story see
hLs hiography preceding.) There are nine childre-n: Joseph, horn March 5, 1890; Bernhard.
born May 21, 1891; Frank, born,Sept. 6, 1892;
Mary, hlorn Dec. -,S, 1893; Olauls, born Jan. 17,
1895; Agnes, born May 22, 1898; Anthony, born
April 29, 1901; Walter, born Feb. 21, 190,3; Raymond, born May 21, 1904. They 'have a -comfortable home and are one of the hig-,hly esteemed
families of the township.
HO-0LDWICK, BERNHARD. Son of Henry and Catherine Hoidwick, natives of Germany, and to whom
were born five children: Bernhard, the subject of
thiLs-sketch, was Tborn July 27; 1868; John, born,
July 211, 1875; Elizabeth, Mary and Christina, all
of xvhom are living. Married 'to Carolina Mansolf,
daughter of August and Veronica Mansoif, natiLves of Germany, and to xvhom were. born seven
-chilldren: Caroline, Rosa, Mary, Annie, August,
Albert, Joseph. -They were married Aug. 16, 1898,
in Harbor Beach. There are -three chil-dren: Annie, Mary and' Catherine. Mr. H1oidwick is engaged in threshing and farming, and the family
have a pleasant home and are 'highly esteemed in
the community.,.HUNSANGER, CHAR-LES L. ýSon of Charles and Ma-.tilda Huns-anger, natives of Germany. He was
born Jan. 28, 1869. Married to Ellen Coyne,
daughter of 'Thomas and Mary -Coyne. Her father
was born in Oh~io and her mother in- Ireland, and
to them were born thirteen children, of whi-ch
family three of the children died. She was born
Sept. 19, 1876, and they were married April 17,
1894, at-Rudh. There are seven children: Joseph,
born Feb. 4, 1895, and died aged four months;
Aiphonsus, born June 10, 1896; Marie, -born Dec.
20, 1897; Irene, born Jan. 8, 1900; Lyola, born
Dec. 20, 1901, and a 'pair -of twins, Alfred, born
June 6, 1904, and Ralph, born June 7, 1904. They
'have a comfortable and pleasant home and are
one of the leading families of the township.
HUNSANGER, AUGUST. Son of Charles and Matilda

Hunsanger, natives of Germany, to whom were
born ten children: John; Charles, born Ja-n. 28,
1869; Maggie, Annie; August, the subject of this
sketch, was -born Jan. 10, 1874; Barney, who -died
aged 27 years; Mathilda, Henry, -Caroline, Theodore,'
Married to Margarette Noechel, daughter of Carl
and Johannah Noechel, who are still residents ýof
Germany, and -to whom were 'born: Carl, born
June 20, 1881, and Margarette, -born May 1, 1883.
They have a fine farm just south of the village -of
Ruth and are considered one of the leading and
influential families of the townshi-p.
KAUFMANN, JOHN. Son of Michael and Barbarba
Klaufmann, natives of Germany.. He was born
De~c. 27, 1848. Married to Margarette Kolberg,
daughter of John and Henrietta Koiberg,- who wa's
born July 7, 1857. There were seven children:
Bertha, born Dec. 21, 1876; Henrietta, born May
8, 1878; Frederick C., 'born Nov. 2~1, 1880; Michael,
born Dec. 26, 1883; John, born Nov. 20, 1884;
Fnieda E., 'born Jan. 7, 1889; Karl, who died when
6 weeks old. Frederick C. is married to Anna
Loskowsky, daughter of Fred and Car-olina Los--
kowsky.. They were married Jan. 29, 1902, at
Ruth, and there are two children: Albert, born
Feb. 6, 1903, and Helena, born June 13, 1904. His
wife died at age of 36 years and is buried in Lutheran cemetery near Ruth. The,' son Frederick and
wife are living with his father. They have a comfortable 'home and the family is progressive and
highly esteemed.
KAUFMANN, FRED. 'Son of Michael and B~arbara
Kaufmann, natives of Germany, who emigrated to
iAmerica and settled in 'Canada where they lived
until 1859, when they came to Sherman T-ownshi-p, Huron County, Mi-ch. To them were born
isix -children Margarette,. born Aug. 7 1843;
George, born Feb. 15., 1845; John, born Dec. 27,
1848; Mary; Fred, the subject of this sketch, was
born Aug. 16, 1856, and Barbarba. Married Barbarba Kolberg, daughter of -John and Henrietta
Koiberg, natives of Germany, -to whom were born
seven children: Bertha, born May 20, 1853;
Charles, born June 29, 1855; Maggie, born July
7, 1857; Barharba, born Feb. 7, 1861; Mary, b-orn
March 28, 1867; Albert, 'born March 15, 1871;
Fred, born Sept. 22, 1874. They were married
Nov. 8, 1882, in Ruth. There are five &hildren:
Mary, hborn Aug. 24, 1883;,' Albert, born July 26,
1885; Martha, born Jan. 20, 1892; Eimelia, h-orn
Jan. 9, 1894; Fred, born Aug. 1, 1904, all of whom
are living. They have one of the finest homes in
the township and thie family is -highly esteemed
and one of the progressive families of the township. Mrs. K~aufmann's father was born Nov. 21,
1814, and died aged 62 years and is buried in
Lutheran cemetery at Ruth. Her mother was
born Aug. 3-0, 1834, and is residing wvith "her daughter.
KAUFM'A'NN, GEORGE. 'Son of Michael and Barbarba
Kaufmann, natives of Germany, and to -Whom were
born six children: Margaret, Barbarba; George,
the subject of this sketch, was born Feb. 15, 1845;
John, born in 1848; and Mary, who is deceased
and buried in Ruth Lutheran cemetery, and Fred.

children: Charles, the subject of this sketch, was
born March 24, 1868; Frederich, Wiiheimina,
Henry, Elizabeth, Mary; John, 'born July 13, 1888,
and Clara. Married to Henrietta Schuelke, daughter of August and Louisa Schuelke, natives of
Germany, and to whom were born four children:
Henrietta, born April 16, 1882; Paulina, Frederick
and Hannah. They were married Nov. 12, 1891,
in Port Hope. There are six children: Walter,
born Aug. 27, 1892; Selma, born Jan. 14, 18.94;
Charles, born March 28, 1896; Minnie, born March
29, 1898; Sophia, born July 17, 1900; Ella, born
Sept. 6, 1902. They have a nicely located and;pl~easant and comfortable 'home just south -of the
Village of Ruth, and are one of the m-ost progresslye and leading families of the community. The
Lutheran school is l-ocated on their place and the
family are members of the Emanuel Lutheran,church, which is just across the road
KOSAL, JOHN. -Son of Conrad and Anna Kosal, natives of Germany, to whom were born 'eleven children: Conischueida; John, the subject of this
sketch, was born June 5, 1849; Valentine, 'George,
Margaretha, Maria, Midhael, Joseph, Anthony, Elizabeth and Matthew. C-onischueida died aged
about 30; Joseph died aged about 28 years; Elizabeth died aged 6 years. Joseph and Elizabeth
are buried at 'Ruth, and 'Conischueida is buried at
Harbor Beach. Marrie-d to Helena. Schwartz,
daughter of Pelter and Anna Maria Schwartz, 'to
whom wvere born five -children: Catherine, born
March 2,1; Nicholas, born Dec. 5; Erasmus, born
A~ug. 5, 1844; Thressa, born Jan. 6, 185,2; Helena,
born Aug. 18, 1853. All 'but Thressa are alive,
she having died at age of 48, and is buried in
'Catholic cemetery at Ruth. Married Oct. 27, 18174,.
in Ruth. There are four children: Joseph, born
April 17, 1877; George M., 'born Nov. 23, 1879;
Valentine S., born ýNov. 5, 1881; Clara E., born
Aug. 12, 1888, all but Joseph 'being alive. Joseph
died aged 6 years 8 months and 18 days and was
buried in Catholic cemetery at 'Ruth. They have a
comfortable and pleasant home adjoining the Viilag-e of Ruth, and they are -one of the progressive
and leading families -of Sher-man Township.
KCRANZ, PETER. Son of John -and Catherine Kranz,
natives of Germany, to whom were born five children, Catherine, born in 1848; Pete-r, the subject
of this sketch, was born June 8, 1850; Henry, born
in 1852; Joseph, 'born 'in 1855, and Helena, born
March 29, 1858. Married to Thressa. Lachman,
who was bo~rn May 27, 1852. They were marriedin March 1871 in Detroit. There are six children,
Henry, born April 16, 1875; Peter, born June 26,

1876; Helena, born May 6, 1878; Teressia, born
in Nov. 1879; Joseph, born Aug. 18, 1881; Maria,,
born in 1883. His wife died Dec. 31, 1885, and
was 'buried in Ruth Catholic cemetery. Married
Feb. 171 1886, to Catherine Wuepping, daughter of
John and Henrietta Wuepping. There are seven
children, Louis, Barney, William, Agnes, Katy,
Nora and Rosa. They have a fine home and the
family is one of the highly esteemed and progressive families of the township and are very well
to do, having a large and productive farm.
MESSING, BERNARD. Son of Wilhelm and Christina Messing, natives of Germany, and to whom
were 'born seven children, Elizabeth, who died in
infancy; Mary, Wilhellm; Bernard., the subject of
this sketch, was born May 6, 1853, in Cleveland,
Ohio; Christina; Gertrude, who died aged 34 years,
and 'Henry. Married to Apolone Krenz, daughter
of John and Gustina Krenz, natives of Germany,
and to whom were born five children, Mary, August, Rosa; John, who died aged 3 years; Apolona,
born Jan. 28, 1865. They were married Sept. 14,
1892, and there is one child, Joseph, born Dec.
20, 1895. Mr. Messing was formerly married to
'Mary Assenmacher, who died aged 132 years and is
buried in 'the Catholic cemetery near their farm.
The result of his- first union was seven children,
Annie, 'Gertrude, Mary, 'Peter, Wilhelm, Bernhard
and John. The family have a pleasant and comnfortable home and are progressive and highly respected.
MUNFORD, ROBERT. Merchant at White Rock. Is
a son of William and Elizabeth (Armstrong) Munford, natives respectively of New Brunswick and
Nova Scotia. The family settled in Maine, where
his father died about 1839. His mother and family
about ten years after the death of his father moved
to Canada and in 1853 the family came to Port
Sanilac, Mich., where his mot-her died about a
year later. The subject of this sketch was the
oldest son by the second marriage of his mother,
whose first husband was James Erskine. He was
born in Aroostook County, Maine, April 29, 1832.
Not having attended school at all, Mr. Munford
is a self-made man. He was a carpenter from
1855 to 1860., having picked up the trade., followed it for a living until 1860, when he came to
White Rock and formed a partnership with Mr.
Raymond and established a mercantile business
under the name of Raymond & Munford, which
continued for five years, when Mr. Munford bought
out his partner and has since continued the business alone. Mr. Munford is -also engaged to some
extent 'in the lumber business and has a fine farm
of several hundred acres which is under fine cultivation.. He is a staunch Republican in, politics
and'has held the office of town supervisor, towntreasurer, township clerk and justice of the peace.
He was married in Port Sanilac Oct. 10, 1855, to
Jane Wesley, daughter of Hiram and Ann Wesley.
She was born in Toronto, Canada, Nov, 3, 1837.
There were eight children, seven of whom are
living, Annie, born Aug. 4, 1856; Frank, born Jan.
8, 1859; George., born April 17, 1861; Ruth, born
May 3v q0,186 A7;- ClanrkeLi, bor-n-n-Jn. 14,18.70; HeTarbert,

the county.
PRIMSMER, JOSEPH. Son of Franz and Johannah
Priemer, natives of Germany,. to whom were born
9ix children, of which the subject of this sketch
was the fourth. He was born July 30, 1831, in
Germany. Came to America at the age of 21.
Was married in 1860 to Victoria Vogel, daughter
of Joseph and Magdolina Vogel, natives of Germany. She was born in Germany Dec. 26, 1841.
They were married in Sherman Township Oct. 23,
1860. 'There a~re fifteen children, Peter, born Aug.
1, 1862; Alois, born March 14, 1864; Nichol-as, born
April 18, 1865; Rosa, 'born Sept. 27, 1869; Ida,
born Aug. 1, 1870; Annie, born Nov. 14, 1871;
Clara, born Aug. 3, 1873, and died at age of 19;
Joseph, born Aug. 16, 1875; Emma, born Oct. 17,
1877; Bertha, born March 6, 1879; Maria V., born
April 25, 1880; Alfred, born Nov. 25, 1881; Afra,
born March 20, 1883, and died aged 8 years;
Arthur, born Nov. 29, 1884; Lusita, born June 20,
1887. The family have a pleasant home and are
progressive and one of the highly esteemed families of the township.,
RICHARD, AUGUST. 'Son of Joseph- and Anna
Richard, natives of Germany, and t~o whom were
born ten children, John, born July 1859; Mary;
Fralik, born Oct. 4; Augusta, born Sept. 26; Julia,
born Dec..31; Joseph, born Aug. 22, 1870; August,
the subject of this sketch, was born Aug. 28, 1871;
Frances, born Sept. 26, 1875; Annie, born May
1877; Charles. All are living except Charles and
Mary. Married Agnes Wehner, daughter of
Michael and Thressa Wehner, natives of Germany,
and -to whom were born eight children, Thressa,
died! at the. age of 25 and is buried at Harbor
Beach; John, died at age of 25 and buried at Harbor Beach; Lena, Albert, Michael; Martha, died
at age of 27 and buried at Harbor Beach; Agnes,
born Ot6t. 26, 1879; Paul. They were married Oct.
3, 1899, in Ruth. There are two children, Frank,
born Oct. 8, 1900, and Raymond, born Sept. 28,
1902. They' have a pleasant and comfortable home
and are well known in the township.
RO-GERS, WILLIAM. Son of Hugh and Mary Rogers,
natives of Ireland, and to whom were born six
children. Wiliam, the subject of this sketch, was
born Oct. 8, 1846; Catherine, Maria, Rosa, Liza,
John. Married to Catherine Stubbs, daughter of
Edward -and Hannah Stubbs. Her father was born
in Ireland and her mother in the East Indies.
They were married Sept. 7, 1873. There were two
daughters, Eliza, born Aug. 23, 1875, and Hannah
May, born July 7, 1878, and died when

abolit 15 months old and is burled in Canada.
His wif e died -at the age of 58- years
and is buried in Ruth cemetery., They- lived In
Canada for about nine years after their marriage
and then moved to Sherman Township,; where they
still reside. Mr. Rogers is one of the leading and
progressive citizens of Sherman Township.- His
daughter, Eliza, -was united in marriage to James
Clark, son of Thomas and Eliza Clark. He was
born Sept. 27, 1874, and they were married June
28, 1899.. in Ruth, and 'there is one daughter,
Helen Marie., born Feb. 3., 1902...
SCHROEDER, JOSEPH. 'Son of Frank and' Lena'
Schroeder, natives of Germany, anid to whom we're
born nine children, Henry, born April 5, 1875;
Joseph, the subject of this sketch, was born May
20, 1877; Helena, born June 23, 1881; -Mary, born
June 21, 1833, Prank, born in 18.85, and died aged
5 years; Edward, born in. 1888; Anthony, born in
1890; Aselia, born in 1894; Rosa, born in 1896,
and died aged i year. Married to Annie Weber,
daughter of Engelbert and Julia Weber. They
'were married on June 51, 1902, in Ruth and there
is one child, Romlio, born Sept. 16, 1903, and died
'three weeks later and buried at Ruth in the Catholic cemetery. H-is father was born July 17,- 1848,
in Germany and his mother was born there too on
March 29, 1858. His parents came to America in
1873 and they were married and lived in Detroit
for five years when they moved to Sherman Township on section 4., where they still reside. The
families have nice comfortable homes and are pro-,
gressive and highly esteemed.
SCHUMACHER, FRANK C. Son of Frank and Rose
'Schumacher. His father was born at Port Austin,
Mich., and his mother at Cleveland, Ohio, and to
them 'werbý born six children. Frank,_the subject
of this sketch, was boi~n'-Sept. 24, 1881, in -Sherman
Township, Huron' County, Mich.;, Niel, born April
7y 1886; Raymond, born March 6, 1888; Leona,
born March 26, 1890; Peter., born July 26, 1892,
and Valentine, born June 22, 1895. His mother
had been married previous to her marriage to his
father and the result of her first union was five
children, Fred, born March 25,, 1874; Helen, born
Sept. 4, 1876; Louisa, born May 9, 1878, and died
aged 25 years; William, born July 21, 1879; John,
horn Oct. 19, 1881. They were married in June,
1883, in the Catholic church, which is nearltheir
'farm in Sherman. Township. His father passed
caway March 2Y 1903, and was buried in the Catholic church cemetery near their home. The subject of this sketch now owns and, operates the old
homestead. The family have one of the nicest
and most pleasant homes in the township and are
progressive and highly respected.
SIEMEN, HENRY. Son of Anthony and Gertrude
Siemen, native~s of Germany-, to whom were born
seven children, Joseph, who is dead; Bernhard,
killed in Franco-Prussian war; Henry, the- s ubject
of this sketch, -was born May 3, 1851; Catherine,
Adelaide, Mary, Gertrude. Married to Rosina
Heistermann,. daughter of Theodore and Catherine
ileisterm'ann, natives of Germany, to who~m weare

STOESER, LOUIS. Son of Anthony and Louisa
Stoeser. His father was 'born April 4Y 1826, in
Baden, Germany, and'his mother was born in New
York Jan. 1, 1834. His parents were married in
1850 in Wilmot, Ontario, Canada, and to them Were
born ten children, Mary, who died at age of 22
years; Magdolina, born June 1, 1855; Carolina,
born in Dec. 1858; Joseph, born June 30, 1860;
Ludwina, born Feb. 19, 1862; Lewis, born July
23, 1863; Philip, born March 26, 1865; Barbara,
born Oct. 20, 1867; Anthony, born Feb. 8, 1870;
Louisa, born June 16, 1873. Married to Mary
Eppenbrc~ck on April 12,1 1894, in Ruth. There
are six children, Louisa, born Feb. 1, 1895; Agnes,
born Jan. 1, 1896; Clara B., born Oct. 28,- 1897;
Emanuel, born May 31, 1899; Anthony, born Feb.
11 1901, and Mary L., born April 3, 1903, 'all of
whom are living. They have a pleasant and comnfortable home and are one of the most hlighly es-ý
teemed families of the township.
TERBRACK, JOHN. Son of John and Hlenrietta.Terbrack, natives of Germany, and to whom' were
born eleven children, of which the subject ct this'
sketch was the oldest, and was born on Febý. 19,.
1853. Married to Hannah Schleeking, daughter'
of. Herman and Elizabeth Schleeking, nativ 'es of
Germany. ' She was born July 2, 1853. There' are
five children the result of this union'. Elizabeth,,
born May 28, 1877, in Ohio; Rose,. born' Jafi. 2-8,
1879, in Michigan; Emma, born Jan. 24" 1881;
John, born May 24, 1882; Ida, born Aug. 23, 1884;
Mary, born Feb. 14, 1886; Walter, born July 13,
1889, all of whom are living. They have a pleasant
and comfortable home -and the family is one of.
the progressive and influential families of the.coinmnunity. Mr. Terbrack passed away July 5, 1889,
and left his wife and seven children to mourn his
loss. He is laid to restý in the Catholic' cemetery
at Ruth,.
TSCI-IRIIART, JOSE'PH. 'Son of Laudelin and Josephine Tschirha~rt, natives' of Germany, and to
whom were born nine children, Jacob, Thressa;:
Joseph, the subject of this sketch., was born April.
18, 1860; Anna; August, born Sept. 8, 1864; Josephine, Caroline, Rosa and Louisa. Married
FrnesRchr,,.daughter. of Joseph and Anna
Richard, natives of Germany, to whom were born
'ten children, John, Frank, Augusta, Julia, Joseph,
August; Fran-ces, born Sept. 26, 1875; Anna, born
May 1877, all of whom are living. They were married July 2, 1895,. in Ruth. There are four children,
Edward, born Sept. 20, 1896; William, born Jan.
20) 1898; Annie, born July 11, 1900; Leona, born
March 18, 1903. They have a pleasant and comnfortable home and the family are highly esteemed