“History of Grant County, Wisconsin” W. C. Butterfield, 1881
published:  Chicago, IL:  Western Historical Society

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES:

TOWN OF POTOSI.

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     CELESTIN KALTENBACK, Postmaster, Potosi; born in Germany, 1813;
came to this place in 1832, and engaged in lead mining; married at Dubuque, 
in 1835, to Louisa KREISEN; had five children, three of them now living; his
second marriage was to Clara SIEDLE, in 1854; had ten children; seven of 
them still living.  Post office is in store of his son, Andrew, who is unmarried.  
His daughter, Mary, was born Dec. 19, 1836, and was the first white child born 
in this town; she is now wife of H. E. BLOCK, a merchant of St. Louis, Mo.; 
Mr. K. was Postmaster from 1837 to 1862, and from 1870 to present time; is a 
Democrat and attends the Catholic Church.

“History of Grant County, Wisconsin” W. C. Butterfield, 1881
published:  Chicago, IL:  Western Historical Society

Submitted by:  Sandy (scarletgen@rootssearch.net)