Founder of the Kohler Company, Kohler, Wisconsin
Johann Michael Kohler was born in 1844 and emigrated from Schnepfau, Voralberg, (Bregenzerwald) Austria in 1854 to the Vadnais Heights area of St. Paul Minnesota USA. His father married twice, the first time to Maria Anna Moosbrugger in 1838 and , Maria Theresia Natter in 1853. The J.M. Kohler family is most noted by the KOHLER Co. which was founded in 1873, and the VOLLRATH CO., based in Kohler and Sheboygan Wisconsin Respectfully.
From 1880 until his death Kohler served in several governmental offices. In 1892 he became Mayor of the city of Sheboygan. Citizens also admired Kohler for his generous contributions and leadership in the areas of art and culture, symbols of Sheboygan's desire to be more than a factory town.
The John Michael Kohler Arts Center, which occupies a square block in downtown Sheboygan (containing Kohler's restored Gilded Age home along with modern buildings), is named for Kohler, as is Kohler-Andrae State Park, established on land donated in 1966 by the Kohler family. The main highway into Sheboygan, Kohler Memorial Drive (which is routed as Wisconsin Highway 23), is also named for Kohler.
The Kohlers had six children, including Walter Jodok Kohler, Sr. (1875-40), who would later be Governor of Wisconsin. In 1887, four years after his wife Lillie's death, John married Lillie's sister, Wilhelmina (Minnie) Vollrath (1852–1929), and they had one child, Herbert Vollrath Kohler Sr (1891–1968). This Kohler was to become the dominant force in the Kohler company for many years, presiding over the longest strike in American history.
Johann Michael Kohler was born in 1844 and emigrated from Schnepfau, Voralberg, (Bregenzerwald) Austria in 1854 to the Vadnais Heights area of St. Paul Minnesota USA. His father married twice, the first time to Maria Anna Moosbrugger in 1838 and , Maria Theresia Natter in 1853. The J.M. Kohler family is most noted by the KOHLER Co. which was founded in 1873, and the VOLLRATH CO., based in Kohler and Sheboygan Wisconsin Respectfully.
From 1880 until his death Kohler served in several governmental offices. In 1892 he became Mayor of the city of Sheboygan. Citizens also admired Kohler for his generous contributions and leadership in the areas of art and culture, symbols of Sheboygan's desire to be more than a factory town.
The John Michael Kohler Arts Center, which occupies a square block in downtown Sheboygan (containing Kohler's restored Gilded Age home along with modern buildings), is named for Kohler, as is Kohler-Andrae State Park, established on land donated in 1966 by the Kohler family. The main highway into Sheboygan, Kohler Memorial Drive (which is routed as Wisconsin Highway 23), is also named for Kohler.
The Kohlers had six children, including Walter Jodok Kohler, Sr. (1875-40), who would later be Governor of Wisconsin. In 1887, four years after his wife Lillie's death, John married Lillie's sister, Wilhelmina (Minnie) Vollrath (1852–1929), and they had one child, Herbert Vollrath Kohler Sr (1891–1968). This Kohler was to become the dominant force in the Kohler company for many years, presiding over the longest strike in American history.
Founder of the Kohler Company, Kohler, Wisconsin
Johann Michael Kohler was born in 1844 and emigrated from Schnepfau, Voralberg, (Bregenzerwald) Austria in 1854 to the Vadnais Heights area of St. Paul Minnesota USA. His father married twice, the first time to Maria Anna Moosbrugger in 1838 and , Maria Theresia Natter in 1853. The J.M. Kohler family is most noted by the KOHLER Co. which was founded in 1873, and the VOLLRATH CO., based in Kohler and Sheboygan Wisconsin Respectfully.
From 1880 until his death Kohler served in several governmental offices. In 1892 he became Mayor of the city of Sheboygan. Citizens also admired Kohler for his generous contributions and leadership in the areas of art and culture, symbols of Sheboygan's desire to be more than a factory town.
The John Michael Kohler Arts Center, which occupies a square block in downtown Sheboygan (containing Kohler's restored Gilded Age home along with modern buildings), is named for Kohler, as is Kohler-Andrae State Park, established on land donated in 1966 by the Kohler family. The main highway into Sheboygan, Kohler Memorial Drive (which is routed as Wisconsin Highway 23), is also named for Kohler.
The Kohlers had six children, including Walter Jodok Kohler, Sr. (1875-40), who would later be Governor of Wisconsin. In 1887, four years after his wife Lillie's death, John married Lillie's sister, Wilhelmina (Minnie) Vollrath (1852–1929), and they had one child, Herbert Vollrath Kohler Sr (1891–1968). This Kohler was to become the dominant force in the Kohler company for many years, presiding over the longest strike in American history.
Johann Michael Kohler was born in 1844 and emigrated from Schnepfau, Voralberg, (Bregenzerwald) Austria in 1854 to the Vadnais Heights area of St. Paul Minnesota USA. His father married twice, the first time to Maria Anna Moosbrugger in 1838 and , Maria Theresia Natter in 1853. The J.M. Kohler family is most noted by the KOHLER Co. which was founded in 1873, and the VOLLRATH CO., based in Kohler and Sheboygan Wisconsin Respectfully.
From 1880 until his death Kohler served in several governmental offices. In 1892 he became Mayor of the city of Sheboygan. Citizens also admired Kohler for his generous contributions and leadership in the areas of art and culture, symbols of Sheboygan's desire to be more than a factory town.
The John Michael Kohler Arts Center, which occupies a square block in downtown Sheboygan (containing Kohler's restored Gilded Age home along with modern buildings), is named for Kohler, as is Kohler-Andrae State Park, established on land donated in 1966 by the Kohler family. The main highway into Sheboygan, Kohler Memorial Drive (which is routed as Wisconsin Highway 23), is also named for Kohler.
The Kohlers had six children, including Walter Jodok Kohler, Sr. (1875-40), who would later be Governor of Wisconsin. In 1887, four years after his wife Lillie's death, John married Lillie's sister, Wilhelmina (Minnie) Vollrath (1852–1929), and they had one child, Herbert Vollrath Kohler Sr (1891–1968). This Kohler was to become the dominant force in the Kohler company for many years, presiding over the longest strike in American history.
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