Alvin was born in Kottkow, Kreis Stolp Prussia a.k.a Provinz Pomern, Germany. At age 11, Alvin left Germany and arrived at the Port of NY on 14 August 1885 on the SS NECKAR with his father, Fredrick (55), his sister Maria (14) and brother, Leo (22) and Paul (19). There is no known recorded about his mother, but It is reported that she died about eight years prior to their departure. The family traveled the estimated 400 miles to the emigration port by rail. They boarded the German SS NECKAR, were assigned space in the lower or steerage part of the ship and were allowed 2 trunks for their possessions. It is not known whether they traveled with relatives or friends, as no familiar names were listed with theirs on the ship's log. There were 591 passengers sailing from Bremen, Germany. Most of them were German. The ship arrived at the Port of NY, on August 14, 1885. The family probably traveled West by rail, this service being available as far as Green Bay or even Stiles Junction, WI on the C.&N.W. From there, travel would have been by stage or horse and wagon. He and his family no doubt moved in twith his brother Gustav who had acquired land 6 months earlier. The 1862 Homestead Act in WI provided cheap land to immigrants. Between 1879 and 1884 the WI Central railroad had agents in Germany and Prussia distributing pamplets and maps urging emigration to WI.
Alvin became a naturalized citizen in 1899 at the Circuit Court of Oconto County, WI. Witnesses were Robert Grignon and Robert Yakel. It is said that at age 14, Alvin was in the first class confirmed at St. John Lutheran Church, RR Hayes, WI. The Pastor wa P.W. Dicke, a missionary pastor to the area. Instruction in catechism and Bible study often took place in the pastor's residence befor the church was built. (Source: History of St. John Evangelical Lutheran Congregation, compiled by John Radloff. 1936).
Alvin's nephew Rudy Hische recalled that Alvin was trained in masonry work. Historical photos show a few brick-facedbuildings appearing in Hayes and Suring by the year 1900 which indicated a growing need for masonry skills. Alvin no doubt assisted in the building of St. John Lutheran Ev. Church in 1904.
According to the Oconto County Reporter, August 1906, Alvin Paul Bartz and William Buhrandt helped Gus Bartz erect a brick cheese factory in Hayes, WI. According to St. John Lutheran Ev. Church records, alvin was the head mason when the church was built in 1913. Otto Schoss was his helper.
The 1900 and 1905 Censuses for the Town of How, WI list Alvin living with his brother Leo Hischke and family. His occupation was as a mason. Leo's daughter Clara recalled that Alvin helped with the construction of the stone foundation of Leo Hischke's and Gustav Hischke's barns in 1915. She also recalled that Alvin would walk to Shawano, WI, 20 miles away, and that he once carried a bag of flour home. He is said to have worked at the Pholx, WI logging camps in the winter for an additional source of income and plentiful source of wood.
Alvin never married. In his later years, Alvin lived with his brother Fred, sister Marie and Marie's son Alvin at the farm. At the time of his death, 1947, Marie was the informant on his death certificate. There is no record of Alvin having purchased/owning any land. His obituary appeared in the Oconto County Reporter, January 27 1947.
1900 Federal Census Record about Alvin Hischke Name: Alvin Hischke Home in 1900: How, Oconto, WI Age: 26 Estimated birth year: 1874 Birthplace: Germany Race: White Relationship to head-of-house: Brother Occupation: View Image Immigration year: 1885
Alvin became a naturalized citizen in 1899 at the Circuit Court of Oconto County, WI. Witnesses were Robert Grignon and Robert Yakel. It is said that at age 14, Alvin was in the first class confirmed at St. John Lutheran Church, RR Hayes, WI. The Pastor wa P.W. Dicke, a missionary pastor to the area. Instruction in catechism and Bible study often took place in the pastor's residence befor the church was built. (Source: History of St. John Evangelical Lutheran Congregation, compiled by John Radloff. 1936).
Alvin's nephew Rudy Hische recalled that Alvin was trained in masonry work. Historical photos show a few brick-facedbuildings appearing in Hayes and Suring by the year 1900 which indicated a growing need for masonry skills. Alvin no doubt assisted in the building of St. John Lutheran Ev. Church in 1904.
According to the Oconto County Reporter, August 1906, Alvin Paul Bartz and William Buhrandt helped Gus Bartz erect a brick cheese factory in Hayes, WI. According to St. John Lutheran Ev. Church records, alvin was the head mason when the church was built in 1913. Otto Schoss was his helper.
The 1900 and 1905 Censuses for the Town of How, WI list Alvin living with his brother Leo Hischke and family. His occupation was as a mason. Leo's daughter Clara recalled that Alvin helped with the construction of the stone foundation of Leo Hischke's and Gustav Hischke's barns in 1915. She also recalled that Alvin would walk to Shawano, WI, 20 miles away, and that he once carried a bag of flour home. He is said to have worked at the Pholx, WI logging camps in the winter for an additional source of income and plentiful source of wood.
Alvin never married. In his later years, Alvin lived with his brother Fred, sister Marie and Marie's son Alvin at the farm. At the time of his death, 1947, Marie was the informant on his death certificate. There is no record of Alvin having purchased/owning any land. His obituary appeared in the Oconto County Reporter, January 27 1947.
1900 Federal Census Record about Alvin Hischke Name: Alvin Hischke Home in 1900: How, Oconto, WI Age: 26 Estimated birth year: 1874 Birthplace: Germany Race: White Relationship to head-of-house: Brother Occupation: View Image Immigration year: 1885
Alvin was born in Kottkow, Kreis Stolp Prussia a.k.a Provinz Pomern, Germany. At age 11, Alvin left Germany and arrived at the Port of NY on 14 August 1885 on the SS NECKAR with his father, Fredrick (55), his sister Maria (14) and brother, Leo (22) and Paul (19). There is no known recorded about his mother, but It is reported that she died about eight years prior to their departure. The family traveled the estimated 400 miles to the emigration port by rail. They boarded the German SS NECKAR, were assigned space in the lower or steerage part of the ship and were allowed 2 trunks for their possessions. It is not known whether they traveled with relatives or friends, as no familiar names were listed with theirs on the ship's log. There were 591 passengers sailing from Bremen, Germany. Most of them were German. The ship arrived at the Port of NY, on August 14, 1885. The family probably traveled West by rail, this service being available as far as Green Bay or even Stiles Junction, WI on the C.&N.W. From there, travel would have been by stage or horse and wagon. He and his family no doubt moved in twith his brother Gustav who had acquired land 6 months earlier. The 1862 Homestead Act in WI provided cheap land to immigrants. Between 1879 and 1884 the WI Central railroad had agents in Germany and Prussia distributing pamplets and maps urging emigration to WI.
Alvin became a naturalized citizen in 1899 at the Circuit Court of Oconto County, WI. Witnesses were Robert Grignon and Robert Yakel. It is said that at age 14, Alvin was in the first class confirmed at St. John Lutheran Church, RR Hayes, WI. The Pastor wa P.W. Dicke, a missionary pastor to the area. Instruction in catechism and Bible study often took place in the pastor's residence befor the church was built. (Source: History of St. John Evangelical Lutheran Congregation, compiled by John Radloff. 1936).
Alvin's nephew Rudy Hische recalled that Alvin was trained in masonry work. Historical photos show a few brick-facedbuildings appearing in Hayes and Suring by the year 1900 which indicated a growing need for masonry skills. Alvin no doubt assisted in the building of St. John Lutheran Ev. Church in 1904.
According to the Oconto County Reporter, August 1906, Alvin Paul Bartz and William Buhrandt helped Gus Bartz erect a brick cheese factory in Hayes, WI. According to St. John Lutheran Ev. Church records, alvin was the head mason when the church was built in 1913. Otto Schoss was his helper.
The 1900 and 1905 Censuses for the Town of How, WI list Alvin living with his brother Leo Hischke and family. His occupation was as a mason. Leo's daughter Clara recalled that Alvin helped with the construction of the stone foundation of Leo Hischke's and Gustav Hischke's barns in 1915. She also recalled that Alvin would walk to Shawano, WI, 20 miles away, and that he once carried a bag of flour home. He is said to have worked at the Pholx, WI logging camps in the winter for an additional source of income and plentiful source of wood.
Alvin never married. In his later years, Alvin lived with his brother Fred, sister Marie and Marie's son Alvin at the farm. At the time of his death, 1947, Marie was the informant on his death certificate. There is no record of Alvin having purchased/owning any land. His obituary appeared in the Oconto County Reporter, January 27 1947.
1900 Federal Census Record about Alvin Hischke Name: Alvin Hischke Home in 1900: How, Oconto, WI Age: 26 Estimated birth year: 1874 Birthplace: Germany Race: White Relationship to head-of-house: Brother Occupation: View Image Immigration year: 1885
Alvin became a naturalized citizen in 1899 at the Circuit Court of Oconto County, WI. Witnesses were Robert Grignon and Robert Yakel. It is said that at age 14, Alvin was in the first class confirmed at St. John Lutheran Church, RR Hayes, WI. The Pastor wa P.W. Dicke, a missionary pastor to the area. Instruction in catechism and Bible study often took place in the pastor's residence befor the church was built. (Source: History of St. John Evangelical Lutheran Congregation, compiled by John Radloff. 1936).
Alvin's nephew Rudy Hische recalled that Alvin was trained in masonry work. Historical photos show a few brick-facedbuildings appearing in Hayes and Suring by the year 1900 which indicated a growing need for masonry skills. Alvin no doubt assisted in the building of St. John Lutheran Ev. Church in 1904.
According to the Oconto County Reporter, August 1906, Alvin Paul Bartz and William Buhrandt helped Gus Bartz erect a brick cheese factory in Hayes, WI. According to St. John Lutheran Ev. Church records, alvin was the head mason when the church was built in 1913. Otto Schoss was his helper.
The 1900 and 1905 Censuses for the Town of How, WI list Alvin living with his brother Leo Hischke and family. His occupation was as a mason. Leo's daughter Clara recalled that Alvin helped with the construction of the stone foundation of Leo Hischke's and Gustav Hischke's barns in 1915. She also recalled that Alvin would walk to Shawano, WI, 20 miles away, and that he once carried a bag of flour home. He is said to have worked at the Pholx, WI logging camps in the winter for an additional source of income and plentiful source of wood.
Alvin never married. In his later years, Alvin lived with his brother Fred, sister Marie and Marie's son Alvin at the farm. At the time of his death, 1947, Marie was the informant on his death certificate. There is no record of Alvin having purchased/owning any land. His obituary appeared in the Oconto County Reporter, January 27 1947.
1900 Federal Census Record about Alvin Hischke Name: Alvin Hischke Home in 1900: How, Oconto, WI Age: 26 Estimated birth year: 1874 Birthplace: Germany Race: White Relationship to head-of-house: Brother Occupation: View Image Immigration year: 1885
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