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JOHN MICHAEL SAEMANN
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JOHN MICHAEL SAEMANN was born at Columbus, Ohio, on 12 May 1844. His parents moved the family to Sheboygan county in 1854.
He was known as John M. Saemann, J. M. Saemann, to distinguish him from his elder brother John, and his father, John Michael.
The family settled on a farm at Batavia, in Scott Township, which John M. called home until he was twenty-three years old. He had attended the public schools available to his family at Batavia, and later the Northwestern University at Plainfield, Illinois.
MARRIAGE
John M. married SARAH CATHERINE BRAZELTON on 22 December 1866 at Batavia, Sheboygan County, Wisconsin. She was born on 6 April 1846 at Granville, in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, the daughter of Isaac Brazelton and Jane (Lemley) Brazelton. The Brazeltons were well known and highly respected early settlers of Sheboygan County.
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After his marriage, he tried his hand at merchandising first at Batavia. I believe that he and Sarah lived on land along with his brother, William C., and his wife. It’s possible that their father gave the land to them. Did they both farm it, or did just William, since John M. was “merchandising”. No matter. They, together with their wives, sold the land on the 13th of June, 1868, to Isaac Brazelton, Sarah’s father. The land was in Scott Township, on Section 13, and for the most part a creek was the line on the south.
It was after this sale, and he also “sold out” of his merchandising business, that he took his wife to Blackhawk County, Iowa. Near Waterloo, Iowa, he bought a farm, and for one year he took up agricultural pursuits there. Along with farming, he was again in the commission business at Waterloo – for a time with a Mr. Bates, then in a mercantile business with the Thompson brothers, also at Waterloo.
John Michael and Sarah’s daughter, Jenny Elizabeth, was born at Waterloo in February of 1871. A son, John, was born there in August of 1872.
When he closed his connection with the Thompson Brothers, he removed his family back to Wisconsin. It was at Batavia that their small son, John, died in April of 1873.
John Michael and Sarah were once again on the move, this time to New Cassel in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin. Not much opportunity existed in Batavia for a future entrepreneur to make a living.
Along with others, he “started the town” of Campbellsport, on the line of the Northwestern railroad. Their last child, William Michael, was born at Campbellsport in August of 1875.
At Campbellsport, John M. Built and opened a business house, and was successful in building up “a bright little town.” For six years he was engaged in merchandising and dealing in grain. In the end, however, he and his partner went bankrupt.
It may have been at New Cassel that John Michael got his interest in railroading and the experience in leadership that would later lead to his founding the Sheboygan City Railway. After that bankruptcy, he must have spent some of the next few years “regrouping”.
Next he went to Ohio, where he spent a year. No details have been produced, whether he was alone in Ohio or if the family went along.
Next [which should be about 1880], he went “on the road” as a salesman for a Milwaukee wholesale house, and continued in that line for several years. [The Biographical Record says the next nine years, but those numbers don’t add up.]
John M. appeared on the 1880 U.S. census, taken at Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin. His occupation was given as “Commercial Trader”. He was at a boarding house in Milwaukee, along with at least nine other people. The enumeration was done on June 12th. The Sheboygan County Biographical Record states that John Michael returned to the county in 1880, settling in the city of Sheboygan, where he and Sarah remained the rest of their lives.
1886
Sheboygan City Railway Co.
When my parents would recite the family history, we were told that our great-grandfather started the first street-car system in Sheboygan and developed a park, and his street-car system would take people from the city out to this park.
As an adult, I asked my mother to tell me what she knew about all this and she wrote the following:
He owned and built the street car lines of Sheboygan. He had some property south of Sheboygan on the lake. He made a park out of it and in order to get people out to the park he put a street car line there. It was like an amusement park. Animals and I suppose rides, etc. There was a black bear, who I suppose bit some one at some time, and he had to have it killed, so he had the skin made into a rug. I used to love to lie on that rug and feel its claws and look into its mouth and beady eyes. It had a huge head for a little child to see.
It was in 1886 when John M. Saemann secured the charter for the company known as the Sheboygan City Railway Co., which was that first street railway system in Sheboygan.
The 1886-1887 issue of Poor’s Directory of Railway Officials contains John M. Saemann’s name and that of his son, F. I. Saemann. They are listed as President and Treasurer, respectively. Though the publication doesn’t state what company they were officers of, it is pretty certain that it was the Sheboygan City Railway Co. Close to the same time, in 1888, the Pullman Company Archives does record a contract between that company and the Sheboygan City Railway, under the names of officers, J. M. Saemann and G. C. Cole.
Over the ensuing years, the Sheboygan transit system has operated under several different names; John M. Saemann involved with, at least, the first three of these companies:
1886-1894 - Sheboygan City Railway Co.
1894-1910 - Sheboygan Light Power & Railway Co.
1910-1917 - Sheboygan Railway & Electric Co.
1917-1918 - Eastern Wisconsin Electric Co.
1918-1924 Eastern Wisconsin Electric Co. (Middle West Uitilities Co.)
1924-1944 - Wisconsin Power & Light Co. (Middle West Utilities Co.)
1938 - Streetcars Discontinued
One day recently, while searching on the internet, I located Google-digitized copies of the American Street Railway Investments: A Supplement to the Street Railway Journal (1900-1908), in which are details of the Sheboygan electric rail companies. These books, not leisure reading material, were intended to be consulted by investors, bankers, and others interested in the credit-worthiness of the companies listed therein. They detail, of the respective companies, their charters, capital stock, funded debt, plant and equipment, officers and directors.
American Street Railway Investments Data
One can see how the companies grew, in finances and in equipment, and who the big-wigs were. Of course John M. Saemann’s name appears, as does that of his son, Franklin Isaac Saemann. Although John M. was involved in these companies throughout 1900-1908, as well as prior to 1900 and after 1908, his name does not appear listed in these books for every single year’s edition that I was able to see. And his title in the various companies seems to alternate at times from president, to secretary, etc.
A surprise was seeing the name of John M. Saemann’s son-in-law, Harry Thomas. We knew Harry Thomas simply as Great Uncle Harry who was married to our grandfather’s sister, Jenny. We knew nothing of his family and very little about him, certainly not that he was in business with our great-grandfather. Also listed occasionally as officers were other Thomases, including, e.g., Stedman Thomas, who was a brother of Harry, about 11 years older. [A web page on Harry Thomas and Jenny will be ready later in 2008.]
As one can see by consulting the books and web pages, above, the name of our great-grandfather’s railway companies changed over the years from Sheboygan City Railway Co. to Sheboygan Railway & Electric Co., as the company grew, added, and merged. The Sheboygan Railway & Electric Co., however, was not the last of John M.’s involvement with railways, as will be seen later.
By the way – there are a few websites for interurban railway buffs out there, some of them featuring the Sheboygan streetcar systems. One in particular highlights the restoration of Car #26, one of the cars that belonged to, and was operated on, the Sheboygan system.
Highlights of Featured Street Railway Websites
1888
Land Development
Sheboygan’s Exposition and Driving Park Co.
John M. Saemann was an entrepreneur, and had ideas on how to increase business for the street railway he and his cronies had put together. In 1888, a group of them bought land and created this great park and race course called “The Driving Park”. This, I believe, is the park my mother told us about. It was designed so that the street cars went out from the city of Sheboygan to it, thereby increasing business and providing recreational opportunities for Sheboygans.
A Milwaukee newspaper announced the venue in an August 1888 article, calling it a “driving and exposition park”. The 20-acre grounds were just northwest of the city limits. There was a half-mile oblong race course, an exposition building, a grand stand seating 1,000, and accommodations for stock. Sheboygan would hold its annual fair there from September 5th to 8th. Saemann was the secretary of the Sheboygan Exposition and Driving Park company, as it was called and, according to the newspaper article, “the greatest credit belonged to Jno. M. Saemann, for his unremitting efforts.”
1890
The Lake Shore Land Company
With the success of Sheboygan’s interurban street railway and the exposition and driving park northwest of the city, John M. Saemann and his cronies bought more land, now south of town, with a view toward suburban residential lots for homes, and a park. He would again promote the idea of people using the street cars as a means of cheap transportation to both get the future residents from their “suburban” homes to their work in the city, but also to get city-dwellers out to the park. John M. Saemann appeared not to lack in ideas of how to make opportunities, and then make the best of them.
On December 7th, 1890, John M. Saemann, and familiar partners of his, filed articles of incorporation with the secretary of state to organize the Lake Shore Land company with capital stock of $50,000. This syndicate of partners had purchased 153 acres of land just adjoining the south city limits and would lay it out into building lots. The company had also acquired an interest in the Sheboygan Street Railway company and would at once extend the street car lines through the recently purchased land. The streets were to be graded, sidewalks built and the main street paved with cedar blocks. Fifteen acres was covered with fine timber which was to be set apart for park purposes. The street railway service would also be improved, with added new cars, parts of the system to have double tracks.
The announcement of the filing and accompanying details was published in the Milwaukee newspaper.
1890-1891
Mayor of Sheboygan
If what John M. was doing with city streetcars and residential and recreational development wasn’t enough, he took on the job of John M. Saemann served as the 26th Mayor of Sheboygan from April of 1889 through April 1891. In time I will do more research on John Michael hunting through newspaper archives, either at Sheboygan, or at other libraries. So far, I’ve only been able to recover a few articles here and there, but enough to pique my interest and add new flavor to this life of our great-grandfather.
Until a few days ago, my entire knowledge of John M.’s tenure as Sheboygan’s mayor, was that he “served one term with general satisfaction to the community”. I have always wondered why the writer summed up his service using that verbiage.
Now some few articles in Milwaukee newspapers have surfaced in my internet research, which indicate that in the summer and fall of 1890, there were certain individuals who attempted to get John M. booted out of office.
In August, there was a resolution to drop all charges of “malfeasance in office”, but it was tabled, and a resolution to call for a trial was adopted. Another resolution charging certain aldermen with offenses similar to those against the Mayor was also tabled.
Later the same month, a very sudden vote was held for the impeachment of the Mayor, and the next day, nine aldermen were arrested, on charges of conspiracy. The aldermen had been holding secret meetings with closed doors, plotting John M.’s ouster. The arrests caused “intense excitement” in Sheboygan.
Less than a week later, a special session of the “common council” was held for the trial of the mayor. The city attorney, who read the charges, told the aldermen that their charges against the Mayor could not be sustained. One alderman moved that the mayor be exonerated and the charges dismissed; that vote was defeated 6 to 9. Injunctions were then served all around against the aldermen; and the republicans setting up a loud cheer.
In early September, the “common council” dropped all impeachment proceedings and a resolution was adopted exonerating John M. Saemann, after examining witnesses under oath. Turns out the witnesses testified that the mayor had simply carried out the instructions of the old council. All’s well that end’s well – the mayor also withdraw his lawsuits against the aldermen.
1898
Offers to Build Road
In January of 1898, John M. Saemann, president of the Sheboygan Light Power & Railway Co., made a proposition to the city of Sheboygan to the “Advancement association” that would solve the city’s problem of having no rail connection with the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul system.
He would build a first-class and thoroughly equipped steam railway from Sheboygan to Plymouth, through Sheboygan Falls, to connect with the CM&SP system. The CM&SP system would run trains from its northern division to within the city limits of Sheboygan. He proposed the new service would be up and running by the next September at an estimated cost of $335,000 to $340,000. He was looking for the City to chip in $45,000 toward the project.
The line would be equipped with electricity (from his Sheboygan Light Power & Railway Co.) for a passenger and freight business. His 300 horse-power electric motors would haul passenger coaches at 35 MPH, and pull 15-25 loaded cars at a time. Service between Sheboygan, Sheboygan Falls, and Plymouth would be hourly, and a freight train schedule would conform with a Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul “time card”.
1906
Milwaukee Northern Railway Co.
John Michael established or helped to establish another small urban rail system, about 18 miles south of Sheboygan on the shore of Lake Michigan, along what is now I-43, at the town of Cedar Grove.
In 1906, the local newspaper published the application by J. M. Saemann to the city, to award his company rights to put together this urban railway system. The published document is quite lengthy and boring, detailing which streets will be crossed, and where, legal descriptions of the track routing, at which crossings stops will be made, etc. John M. Saemann signed his name as president of the Milwaukee Northern Railway Company, and dated his application at Port Washington [Wis.] on January 6, 1906. Unfortunately, someone sent me a xerox of the article but didn’t cite the source newspaper.
Read Introduction to Application
TIME FOR THE FAMILY
One letter written by John M. Saemann was salvaged from some old papers in a box. It was written by him to his grand-daughter, Elizabeth.
The letter was written on Milwaukee & Fox River Valley R. R. Co. stationery. This railroad was yet another interurban with which he had some involvement.
The Milwaukee & Fox River Valley R. R. came up in one of the Sheboygan transit websites I recently found. [Click here for my page featuring several websites that cover former Sheboygan interurban railways.]
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Grandfather John Michael Saemann took a particular liking to his grandson “Bobby”, as my mother called her baby brother. She wrote: “When he was two or three he started to give little miniature pipes to Bobby. I think he gave him three. My mother saved them for Bobby and I suppose [his mother] has them now.”
1910
The 1910 U.S. census for Wisconsin, taken on April 19th at Sheboygan City, shows us that at this time John M. and Sarah had living with them, their daughter Jenny (“Jeannette”) and her husband, Harry Thomas, and Harry’s orphaned relative, Willard (age 11; listed as “boarder”). At this census John M. was 69? years of age, and Sarah 64. Questions asked, and answers given were: John M. and Sarah had been married 42 years. Sarah was the mother of 4 children, 3 now living. Sarahs parents were born in “Tenesee” and “Virginia”. John M’s parents were born in Germany. John M.’s occupation was “real estate” and the general nature of his principal business was given as “farms”, and he was working “on his own account”.
1911
An interesting snippet of news found in a local library file was a notice of a streetcar accident in Sheboygan on the 9th of February 1911, when the Eighth Street bridge was open and a streetcar plunged into the Sheboygan River. This certainly was one of J. M.’s street cars. [Source: Mead Public Library Information File.]
The next picture is an unknown group of people including Sarah Catherine Saemann and her daughter, Jennie Thomas. They are the two women on the far right. Unfortunately this photograph was partially torn away when I got it. I’m sure this was a group in Sheboygan, Wisconsin.
1924
John M. Saemann was promoter and one of the principal stockholders of the Lake Shore Land Company, which opened up and developed Lake View Park and a large section of the Southside of the city, mentioned earlier. He was also active in the platting and developing of the former Driving Park on the Northside. Two years prior to his death, probably 1924, he took over the Born’s Park property and since that time had been devoting considerable time to the adjustment and sale of lots in that block.
It isn’t certain where this next photograph was taken, most likely Sheboygan or Oak Park. Here is Catherine with her son, F.I.S., and some of the children. This may be the last photograph that we have of Catherine; she seems quite elderly in this one.
THE END
Sarah Catherine (Brazelton) Saemann died at Sheboygan, Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, on 4 January 1926. She was buried at the Wildwood Cemetery, in Sheboygan. More on that below.
John M. Saemann died on Monday, May 3rd, 1926, at Sheboygan, Wisconsin. He had been looking after his property interests at the former Born’s Park, when he suffered an acute heart about 4:30 in the afternoon. He was taken to his home at 1229 N. 4th Street, in a taxi cab, where he died one hour later.
Funeral arrangements were held up until his two sons, Franklin I. and William H., both of Chicago, arrived. My mother wrote of this:
When he died I was allowed to go to his funeral [almost 13]. A very large and long cortège. I was not taken to my Grandmother’s funeral. She died about three months before Grandpa did. I remember them as kindly grandparents.
John M. Saemann was buried at the Wildwood Cemetery in Sheboygan, next to his beloved wife. The eight-space burial section was purchased by Isaac Brazelton in 1860.
Documents regarding John Michael Saemann can be read:
Newspaper obituaries
Sheboygan County biography
DEATH CERTIFICATES
Sometimes good information can be obtained from death certificates. We have received the death certificate data of both John M. and Catherine Saemann.
JOHN M. SAEMANN
Wife: Sarah Saemann SARAH C. SAEMANN
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CHILDREN OF JOHN M. & SARAH
(BRAZELTON) SAEMANN
FRANKLIN ISAAC SAEMANN was born on 4 March 1869. He married Laura Charlotte Nickel.
- Jane Elizabeth (“Jennie”) Saemann was born on 3 February 1871 at Waterloo, Iowa. She married Harry E. Thomas at Sheboygan County, Wis., on 21 June 1898. (Sheboygan Co Register of Deeds, Vol. 7, pg. 546-3258.) Harry was born in September of 1868 in Wisconsin; both parents were from New York. Harry and Jenny had no children of their own, but did raise orphaned relatives Willard Thomas and Mary Brazelton.
Harry Thomas’s parents were John and Clara Thomas, both born in New York. In the 1870 U.S. census, taken at Village of Sheboygan Falls on June 2nd, John (a lawyer) and Clara were both 40 years of age. John’s real estate was valued at $5,000. They had children at home ages 15, 13, 11, 9, 5; and Harry was two. They also had in their employ a 23-year-old and two 16-year-old domestic servants.
In the 1900 Federal census of Sheboygan county, Harry was renting a house and his occupation was listed as “Hotel Keeper”.
In the 1910 U.S. census, taken at Sheboygan City on April 19th, Harry and Jenny (Jeannette) were listed with her parents, John M. and Sarah Saemann. Harry was 40 and Jenny was 37. They had with them Harry’s orphaned relative, Willard Thomas, who was 11 at the time. Harry’s occupation is unreadable on the copy I have, but he was employed, not self-employed.
Jennie was Republican National Committeewoman from 1928-1944, and among other activities was state president of the League of Women Voters. She was also for many years the state president of The King’s Daughters, a service organization. She died on 9 January 1946, and is buried at Wildwood Cemetery, Sheboygan, Wisconsin. Birth, marriage and death dates are from Earl Laux’s typed manuscript, from the Sheboygan Historical Society, Sheboygan, Wisconsin, p. 28.
Mrs. Harry E. Thomas, of Sheboygan, Sheboygan County, Wis. Republican. Member of Republican National Committee from Wisconsin, 1936-40. Source: Political Graveyard – Thomas.
Uncle Harry died in 1953 and was buried next to his wife at the Wildwood Cemetery, Sheboygan, Wisconsin. I have the memory of going to Sheboygan, Wisconsin, at the age of ten, and being at my great-grandparents’ house. Especially of sitting on the porch railing watching as furniture came out of the house. We were evidently picking up inherited furniture; e.g., Sarah Catherine Brazelton’s large dining-room table, a mirror, both of which I have, and other items.
- John Saemann was born 20 August 1872, at Waterloo, Blackhawk Co, Iowa. He died on 10 April 1873 at Batavia, Sheboygan Co, Wisconsin.
- William Michael Saemann was born 18 August 1875 at Campbellsport, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin. He and his family were enumerated In the 1920 U.S. Census, taken at Chicago City, 69th precinct, Cook Co IL, taken on 5 January 1920.
– William M. Saemann: 44 years; b. Wisconsin; Father, b. Iowa; Mother, b. Wisconsin; Occupation: motorman, city railway.
– Mary: 50 years; b. Illinois; Father, b. Hungary (speaks Magyar); Mother, b. Ireland (speaks English). // Mary was Mary T. Reidel.
– Helen C. Saemann: 12 years; b. Wisconsin. // Helen C. Saemann was born in Sheboygan, Wis., on 15 Nov 1907 (d. Oct 1975) at Oak Park, Illinois, on 8 June 1931. Had children: Kathryn M. (mar. Meibers) of Rome City; John R. Jr. of Blue Springs, Md., and Gary H. of Wichita Falls, Tex. Helen died 20 July 1982.
After the death of his wife, William Michael Saemann remarried; no children of this marriage. William M. died about 1952.
At the Sheboygan County Register of Deeds:
Marriages: Grooms
Brazelton, Achillie to Harriet S. Chapin – Nov. 15, 1854. Book 1 pg. 97-289.
Brazelton, Edward G. to Josephine O. Stolper – Sept. 1, 1886. Book 6 pg. 229-1360.
Brazelton, John L. to Mary M. Hafar – Dec. 1, 1854. Book 8 pg. 532-3179.
Brazelton, Lanty to Elizabeth Shively – Aug. 30, 1856. Book 1 pg. 193-577.
Brazelton, Oliver to Ann I. Pickett – Oct. 19, 1852. Book 1 pg. 3-8.
Brazelton, Pleasant to Mayme Schleider – July 31, 1913. Book 12 pg. 300.
Marriages: Brides
Brazelton, Edna to Hubert F. Falkenthal – Sept. 29, 1923. Book 19 pg. 649.
Brazelton, Margaret to George Hoffer – Oct. 18, 1858. Book 2 pg. 45-134.
Brazelton, Sarah E. to John S. Laux – Oct. 6, 1904. Book 8 pg. 326-1952.
Brazelton [Brazelton], Sarah H. to John M. Samann [Saemann] – Dec. 20, 1866. Book 5 pg. 11-180.
Saeman, Christiana to Lewis Loebs – April 18, 1854. Book 1 pg. 65-194.
Saeman, M. to Carl Pfeiffer – Sept. 10, 1885. Book 6 pg. 171-1019.
Saemann, Jennie E. to Harry Thomas – June 21, 1898. Book 7 pg. 546-3258.Charles William Pfeiffer, M.D., b. 1858 Washington Co, WI, d. 1924 Sheboygan Falls, WI. Married Mary Jane Saeman in 1884. They had 8 children: Mary Jane, Edward Charles, Andrew Saemann, Walter Scott, William Arnold, Oliver Wendell, Rueben John and Robert Fulton. Charles graduated from Rush Med School in Chicago in 1885 and became a medical doctor in Wisc. He was son of Andreas and Barbara (Zahnd) Pfeiffer. Email (1999): [email protected].
PRIMARY REFERENCES
Most of the newspaper articles I have were gotten from an online digitized newspaper archive, which does have a Milwaukee newspaper but none from Sheboygan. Personal research into the Sheboygan newspapers, either at Sheboygan or at other libraries where microfilmed newspaper collections can be consulted, will be necessary to get further details of these and other stories.
Ohio Historical Society, 1985 Velma Ave., Columbus, OH 43211. Library is open 9A-5P Tuesday through Saturday.
Sheboygan County Courthouse, 615 N. 6th St., Room 106, Sheboygan WI 53081. Ph. 414-459-3023.
Birth, Death, and Marriage Indexes and Records are filed in the Sheboygan County Register of Deeds Office.
LOCALITY RESOURCES
Plymouth Genealogical Society, 317 E Main St., Plymouth, WI 530673.Plymouth Historical Society, 405 Collins St., Plymouth, WI 53073.
Sheboygan County Historical Society, 3110 Erie Ave., Sheboygan, WI 53081.
Register of Deeds, 508 New York Ave., Sheboygan, WI 53081 (Birth & Death Certificates, Marriage Records).
County Clerk’s Office, Sheboygan County, Room 129, 615 N 6th St., Sheboygan, WI 53081.
SECONDARY RESOURCES
Poor’s directory of railway officials, 1887: containing lists of the officers of all railways in North America, etc. (New York, NY: Poor’s Railroad Manual, c1887) pg. 274. At SLC FHL Call Number 970 E4ro.
Briggs, Martha T. Briggs and Cynthia H. Peters. Pullman Company Archives: Contracts and Agreements, 1882-1970 (Chicago: The Newberry Library, 1995) Box 44, Series 06, Contract under date 1888.
Federal Census: John M. Saemann Jr.
1880 - Milwaukee, Milwaukee county, Wisconsin - 12 June 1880.
Wildwood Cemetery, 2026 New Jersey Avenue, Sheboygan, WI 53081. Phone (920) 459-3442.
WEB RESOURCES
Home Page – Sheboygan County Historical Research Center and Genealogical Society
518 Water Street, Sheboygan Falls, WI 53085. Phone: 920-467-4667. Open Tues-Sat 9AM-4PM.
The County of Sheboygan, Wisconsin Genealogy & History –
Rootsweb site, by Debie Blindauer.
Home Page – Marion Ohio Public Library
445 E. Church St., Marion OH 43302.
Home Page – Ohio Historical Society
1985 Velma Avenue, Columbus, OH 43211.
Some items in their collection are: Entry books for some Ohio federal land offices are available, but not indexed. Other records are at the Auditor of State’s Office. Quadrennial Census Enumerations for the 19th century. Local government vital statistic records. Ohio newspapers including 3,000 titles, 20,000 volumes, and 40,000 rolls of microfilm. Those newspapers which have been microfilmed may be borrowed through interlibrary loan. A guide entitled Guide to Ohio Newspapers, 1793-1973. The Archives-Library also maintains a number of full and partial newspaper indices; a listing of these is available upon request. And much more.
Map of Scott Township, Sheboygan County, Wisconsin.
From Historic Map Works – address-searchable maps of 19th and early 20th century America.
Home Page – Wisconsin Ancestors.
WORK STILL TO DO
Get 1850 U.S. Census for Ohio: John M. Saemann Jr. (as 6-yr. old); 1860; 1870; 1900; 1920.
County seats are:
Columbus (Franklin Co) created 1803
Marion Co., CS Marion, created 1810
Erie Co., CS Sandusky, created 1838
Warren Co, CS Lebanon, created 1803
Land 1842-1848:
- New Cassel-Campbellsport, Fond du Lac Co WI (1870)
- Campbellsport, Fond du Lac Co WI (1880)
- 1229 North 4th Street, Sheboygan, Sheboygan Co WI (after 1880)
20 July 2006 – Submit to the http://www.genhomepage.com/really_new.html>What’s New in Genealogy Homepages, Website.
Tax Lists, Directories
OUR SAEMANN ANCESTORS AND RELATIVES
William C. Saemann (b. 1842, Columbus, Ohio; mar. Pauline Gebler in 1868), brother of John M. Saemann Jr. (B. 1844; mar. Sarah C. Brazelton in 1866)
William M. Saemann (b. 1875, mar. Mary T. Reidel), youngest brother of F. I. Saemann Sr. (B. 1869) – both sons of John M. Saemann Jr. This would have been my mother’s Uncle William.
Helen C. Saemann (b. 1907), daughter of William M. Saemann (mar. Reidel). She was married in Oak Park, Illinois in 1931.
Official Website of the
Burch, Nickel, Sheldon, Griffin,
Saemann and Brazelton Family
This is the Saemann Family Page
Joann Saemann
West Jordan, Utah
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Some material may be paraphrased
Last Updated – 29 June 2008
