John Small Family Compiled and Edited by Michael R.Reilly Last Revised 03/03/2005 Descendants of John Small Generation No. 1 1. JOHN1SMALLwas born 1799 in Perthshire, Scotland, and died November 29, 1873. He married ISABELLERODGERSin Scotland. She was born Abt. 1800 in Perthshire, Scotland, and died 1886. More About J OHNSMALL: Emigration 1: 1841, On the ship “Peruvian”, making their way… Read more »
Jeremiah Smith, 1820-1910, a Lisbon pioneer Jeremiah Smith was born Nov. 5, 1829, in Sussex County, England, one of seven children to John and Sarah Smith. When Jeremiah was 19 years old he left England for the United States. The rest of the family did not follow him to the New World, but generally lived out their lives in England…. Read more »
‘Pepper’ Steffen: 85-year Lisbon-Sussex resident by Fred H. Keller, Historian Posted: Living Sussex Sun, Nov. 19, 2013 On Pembrook Street, behind the Piggly Wiggly, Norman Pepper Steffen is living out his long life, which began in Lisbon and since the age of 6 has been in Sussex, as the Depression pushed his family off of a two-generation farm holding just… Read more »
Retrospect: Emma Stier’s life took her from city to farm By Fred Keller Posted: Sep. 10, 2008, Sussex Sun Emma Stier lived 96 years, 73 of them in Lisbon and Sussex. In that time she gave birth to six children, married a teacher, became a farmers, then a politicians wife, took on the Sussex postmaster gig and finally became the… Read more »
Archibald Rogers Family Descendants of Archibald Rodgers Generation No. 1 1. ARCHIBALD1RODGERSwas born September 23, 1809 in Perthshire, Scotland, and died 1891. He married AUGUSTAAGNES NANCYHOWITT1850, daughter of ANDREWHOWITTand AGNESMCKERROW.She was born 1816, and died 1876. More About A RCHIBALDRODGERS: Emigration: 1841 Occupation: 1867, Farm house abt 1/2 mile west of Sussex – N67 W25395 Hwy VV(1985 address). Residence: 1889,… Read more »
The Painted Lady – Families: Russell, Johnson, Caesar, Youngbauer, Weissman, and Ihlenfeld Compiled and Edited by Michael R.Reilly Last Revised 07/16/2009 New owners restore ‘painted lady’ to its original brilliance First of three parts Posted: Living Sussex Sun, June 30, 2009 By Fred Keller, Sussex Village Historian On the south side of Main Street east of Maple Avenue, just as… Read more »
Richard Russell Family Compiled and Edited by Michael R.Reilly Last Revised 08/05/2005 Descendants of Richard Russell Generation No. 1 1.RICHARD1 RUSSELL was born 1774 in Westwell, Kent, England, and died1845. He married SARAH GODFREY Unknown in (10) Children born from abt 1795 -1820. She was born 1776 in Westwell, Kent, England, and died 19 Nov 1860. More About SARAH GODFREY:… Read more »
Henry Savage Family Transcribed and Edited by Michael R. Reilly Last Revised 09/16/2009 Historic stone house now anchors new subdivision First of two parts By Fred Keller Sussex Sun, Posted: April 23, 2008 On the north side of Silver Spring Road, a half-mile east of Lake Five Road in the Town of Lisbon, stands the Savage, Weeks, Dinkel home. Its… Read more »
This is a story about family history. Recently a remnant of the Lannon family of the Scheiber family, Sandra Scheiber of Oconomowoc, came to SLAHS with a series of St. James Catholic Church sacramental gaudy framed certificates, going back to 1894, plus graduation diplomas from Lannon Grade School from 1911 and 1919. The St. James certificates, printed in Germany, have… Read more »
Schroeder Family Compiled and Edited by Michael R.Reilly Last Revised 01/02/2006 Descendantsof John Schroeder Generation No. 1 1. JOHN1 SCHROEDERwas born Abt. 1829 in Mecklenberg. He married ELIZABETHSCHUHKNECHT. She was born Abt. 1833in Mecklenberg. Children of JOHN SCHROEDERand ELIZABETH SCHUHKNECHTare: i. WILLIAM 2 SCHROEDER, b. Abt. 1861, Wisconsin.ii. FREDERICK SCHROEDER, b. Abt. 1869. Notes for FREDERICK SCHROEDER: Mrs. John Mamerow… Read more »
