Helen May Jeffery was part of a major Lisbon family, the Scottish immigrant family of the Jefferys that claimed vast swaths of land in Lisbon on North Lisbon Road and Colgate Road, going back to the late 1840s. When she met Albert Otto Meissner (born Aug. 25, 1906) in 1932, he was a third generation of German immigrants in the… Read more »
Jung Family History Fred H. Keller Last Revised 11/24/2008 Retrospect: Lisbon’s Richard Jung stood out among town’s VIP’s First of two parts Posted: October 29, 2008 Sussex Sun By Fred Keller, Sussex Village Historian Only one Lisbon town chairman served in the armed forces during World War II Richard Dick M. Jung, a Navy man, on the aircraft… Read more »
Keebler Family History Compiled and transcribed by Michael R. Reilly Last Revised 12/20/2005 Passing of Pioneer – One of the Early Settlers of the Town of Lisbon Dead Lisbon, Oct. 21. – On Oct. 19 Frederick Keebler, while sitting in his chair, peacefully passed away. he was born in Wittenberg, Germany, on the Rhine, May 23, 1827. When… Read more »
Charles Byron Kerr: Lisbon farmer, milk hauler by Fred H. Keller, Living Sussex Sun, Retrospect, September 1, 2009 C. B. Kerr was the common name of a prominent Lisbon farmer on Good Hope Road from before World War I to the early 1960s. Very few people knew that his proper name was Charles Byron. The Kerr farm was the old… Read more »
Charles Howard Family Compiled and Edited by Michael R.Reilly Last Revised 01/29/2012 Descendants of Charles Howard, Sr. GenerationNo. 1 1.CHARLES1HOWARD, SR.He married ANNDUMPLETON.She was born 1784 in Hornsey, England, and died December 19, 1862. Notes for CHARLESHOWARD, SR.: Source: The Howards of Lisbon; The Howard Family: Town of Lisbon, WaukeshaCounty, by Douglas T. Hennig, Landmark, issue Summer, 1993, Vol. 26…. Read more »
James Howitt Family Compiled and Edited by Michael R.Reilly Last Revised 09/06/2012 Biographical Sketch of James Howitt – Andrew County, Missouri > From “History of Missouri, Andrew & DeKalb County” Published 1888 Copyright. All rights reserved.http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htmhttp://www.usgwarchives.net/mo/mofiles.htm Transcribed by: Penny Harrell (Incog3678@aol.com) James Howitt was born in Scotland, December 27, 1823. His paternal grandfather was George Howitt, a native of… Read more »
Veteran Horne dies at 86 By Fred Keller Living Sussex Sun, Posted: Feb. 9, 2010 12:06 p.m. Lifelong Lisbon resident Stanley J. Horne died at his hillside home Jan. 31, 2010, at age 86. He was a part of the disappearing “Greatest Generation,” that fought in World War II. Visitation was Feb. 3 and burial with full military honors was… Read more »
Hodgson / Redford Family Images Do the photos above show Emma/Emily Redford Hodgson, her husband William and son Edward? The 1900 Census lists William as a farmer in California – dressed in a suit? Are the two men the same as in the Templeton depot photo at the bottom of this page? Above center photo has… Read more »
Frederick”Fred” C. Hawes Family Compiled and Edited by Michael R.Reilly Last Revised 06/15/2005 Descendants of Frederick “Fred” Hawes GenerationNo. 1 1.FREDERICK “FRED”1 HAWES was born Abt. 1850 in Germany. Hemarried SOPHIA VON WALTERS 16 Oct 1870 in Waukesha. She was born Abt. 1851, anddied 18 Feb 1931. Notes for FREDERICK “FRED”HAWES: Golden Wedding – Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hawes A… Read more »
James and William Gowans Families Compiled and Edited by Michael R. Reilly Last Revised 03/03/2005 Descendants of James Maiders Gowans Generation No. 1 1.JAMES MAIDERS1GOWANS was born Abt. 1844 in Leysmill, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland, and diedMay 02, 1925 in Abbotsford, Clark, Wisconsin. He married JANE GILMORE Abt. 1871,daughter of JOHN GILMORE and ANNE CHAMBERS. She was born July 01, 1844… Read more »
