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A Geneology Collection by Debbie Mills
Joseph Gietzen
Born: May 1835, Prussia
Parents: John Gietzen and Anna unknown
Siblings: Barbara (1840), Susanna, and Appelonia “Plony” (1850)
Emigration:
NY Passenger List Dec 1857, ship “Catherine and Cumbria”, port of departure Antwerp, Belgium: Johan Joseph Getzen, age 44, farmer, family from Germany, Anna, cannot decipher age ?2
Joseph 22
Susanna 12
Appolonia 7
Barbara 13 (born circa 1844)
Marriage: Katherine/Catherine unknown
Children: John (1860), Barnard (1861), Mary Eva (1863), Jane (1865), Margaret (1867), Peter (1869), Ellie/Lina (1870), Joseph (1872), Jakob (1875), Adam (1875), Henry (1879)
Death: 4/7/1912 Saukville, Ozaukee Co., WI
Census:
1900 US Census, WI, Ozaukee Co, Saukville
Joseph Gitzen, born May 1835, age 65, married 42 years, b Prussia, emmigrated 1852, hotel keeper
Katherone, wife, b Sept 1837, 12 children born, 11 alive
Jake, b Feb. 1875, 25 single, ice delivery
Eddie, b May 1877, 23
1880 US Census, WI, Ozaukee Co, Saukville
Joseph Gietzen, 45, married, grocer, b Prussia
Katherine, wife, 43, b Prussia
Mary, 16 all children b WI
Peter, 12
Lina, 10
Joseph, 8
Jakob, 6
Adam, 5
Henry, 1
1870 US Census, WI, Ozaukee Co, Port Washington
Joseph Getson, 35, butcher, b Prussia
Catherine, 32, keeping house, b Prussia
John, 10, b WI
Barnard, 9
Mary Eva, 7
Jane, 5
Margaret, 3
Peter, 1
Ellie, 2 months, born May
Misc:
Ozaukee Co Newspaper,
April, 1890
Jos. GIETZEN is building a new house near the depot.
July 1891
Joe GIETZEN, a cigar manufacturer, sold liquor without license (the town board refusing to grant them) was arrested for said offense last Tuesday. The defendant had the case adjourned until July 2d ‘90. It will be tried before Justice SAUER of Port
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