Dave Topping married the wealthiest girl in Lisbon The “1880 History of Waukesha County” has this notation about Dave P. Topping: “Dealer of dry goods, notions, groceries, etc. was born in Sloansville, NY Feb 9., 1842, came with parents George and Maria Topping to Sauk Co., Wis., moved thence to Columbia Co. where he engaged in the mercantile business in… Read more »
Andrew Watson Family Compiled and Edited by Michael R.Reilly Last Revised 06/17/2005 Descendants of Andrew Watson Generation No. 1 1.ANDREW1WATSON was born Abt. 1796 in Perthshire, Scotland, and died 07 Apr 1835. Hemarried CATHERINE (KATHARINE ROGERS) RODGERS 11 Dec 1820 in Kilspindle, Perth,Scotland (Source: IGI Individual Record.). She was born Abt. 1803, and died 23Jun 1875 in Age 72 (Source:… Read more »
Sennott Family Compiled and Edited by Michael R.Reilly Last Revised 09/25/2007 Descendants of Peter Sennott Generation No. 1 1. P ETER1 SENNOTT was born Bet. 1810 – 1812 in Northern Ireland. He married MARY SHERDAN. She was born Abt. 1820 in Ireland. Notes for P ETER SENNOTT: In 1880 the Sennotts of Washington County are listed as “Sinnit”. More… Read more »
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 »
James Stone, Sr. Family Compiled and Edited by Michael R.Reilly Last Revised 09/06/2012 Descendants of James Stone, Sr. Generation No. 1 1. JAMES1STONE, SR.was born 1792 in Sussex Co., England (Source: St. Alban’s burial record.), anddied September 25, 1854 (Source: St. Alban’s burial record.). He married MARIA(MARIAH)SMITH(Source: Chris Stone Letter dec. 2, 2003.) in Sussex Co., England. She was… 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 »
