Born: Kottkow, Kries Stolp, Prussia a.k.a. Provinz Pomern, Germany.
Died: How, Oconto, Wisconsin, USA
At age 22, Leo arrived at the Port of NY, on 14 August 1885 on the German SS NECKAR with his father, Fredrick (55), his sister Maria (14) and two brothers, Paul (19) and Alvin (11). It is reported that their mother died about eight years prior to their departure. The family was 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 on the SS NECKAR. The family traveled the estimated 400 miles to Bremen probably by rail since rail service from Danzig to Bremen had been available since 1854 or earlier. At the Port of NY, , the family probably traveled West by rail, service being available as far as Green Bay or even Stiles Junction, WI. From there travel would have been by stage or horse and wagon. Leo's brother Gustav very likely had arranged for the family to come to the and proved accommodations for them on arrival to WI. the family spoke Plattdeutch, but were also familiar with German and English. 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. Oconto County records show that on September 03, 1888 Leo purchased 80 acres of S 1/2 of SW 1/4, Section 14 in the Town of How, WI, now known as Clay Rd. A log house was built, later used as a chicken coop when a new large spuare brick house was built in 1909. This house remains on the property today (2000). A large, hip-roof style two-story basement barn was built in 1915. Leo's Index of Declaration of Intention for Citizenship, Doc#3392, dated August 27, 1906 is on record at the UW-Green Bay Research Library. Witnesses were R.H. Zuelke and A.C. Arveson. Leo and Emma were married ina civil ceremony. They lived their entire lives on the farm on Clay Rd. They had 10 children. Besides family, census records show that Leo proveded a home for his unmarried brother Alvin for a number of years. Leo and Emma had a fine apple orchard in their front yard and the large Wolf Rivers are particulary remembered. Their daughter Clara recalled that the family made laundry soap in large black iron kettles; made sauerkraut stored in barrels and smoked saUSAge and hams for winter eating; had a battery operated wall telephone which needed replacement from time to time. In addition, Clara recalled that on one occasion Leo and Emma, Gustav and Hulda, Robert and Marie went for an overnight tenting stay on Chute Pond. Emma did not care to stay and went home. Emma and her sister-in-law Hulda, next door enjoyed fishing at the Oconto River on River Road. They were often accompanied on their walk across the 80 acres by Hulda's grandchildren who recall admiring their aunt Emma's earrings for pierced ears, probably the first they had seen. Hulda's granddaughters Ruth and Irm recalled their aunt Emma offering a penny to them for picking some moss rose seeds (no easy task). Emma offeed some of her first spring lettece to Hulda as a welcome addition to the winter's diet of potatoes and sauerkraut. An obituary for Leo D. Hischke can be found in the Oconto County Reporter dated May 09, 1942.
Died: How, Oconto, Wisconsin, USA
At age 22, Leo arrived at the Port of NY, on 14 August 1885 on the German SS NECKAR with his father, Fredrick (55), his sister Maria (14) and two brothers, Paul (19) and Alvin (11). It is reported that their mother died about eight years prior to their departure. The family was 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 on the SS NECKAR. The family traveled the estimated 400 miles to Bremen probably by rail since rail service from Danzig to Bremen had been available since 1854 or earlier. At the Port of NY, , the family probably traveled West by rail, service being available as far as Green Bay or even Stiles Junction, WI. From there travel would have been by stage or horse and wagon. Leo's brother Gustav very likely had arranged for the family to come to the and proved accommodations for them on arrival to WI. the family spoke Plattdeutch, but were also familiar with German and English. 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. Oconto County records show that on September 03, 1888 Leo purchased 80 acres of S 1/2 of SW 1/4, Section 14 in the Town of How, WI, now known as Clay Rd. A log house was built, later used as a chicken coop when a new large spuare brick house was built in 1909. This house remains on the property today (2000). A large, hip-roof style two-story basement barn was built in 1915. Leo's Index of Declaration of Intention for Citizenship, Doc#3392, dated August 27, 1906 is on record at the UW-Green Bay Research Library. Witnesses were R.H. Zuelke and A.C. Arveson. Leo and Emma were married ina civil ceremony. They lived their entire lives on the farm on Clay Rd. They had 10 children. Besides family, census records show that Leo proveded a home for his unmarried brother Alvin for a number of years. Leo and Emma had a fine apple orchard in their front yard and the large Wolf Rivers are particulary remembered. Their daughter Clara recalled that the family made laundry soap in large black iron kettles; made sauerkraut stored in barrels and smoked saUSAge and hams for winter eating; had a battery operated wall telephone which needed replacement from time to time. In addition, Clara recalled that on one occasion Leo and Emma, Gustav and Hulda, Robert and Marie went for an overnight tenting stay on Chute Pond. Emma did not care to stay and went home. Emma and her sister-in-law Hulda, next door enjoyed fishing at the Oconto River on River Road. They were often accompanied on their walk across the 80 acres by Hulda's grandchildren who recall admiring their aunt Emma's earrings for pierced ears, probably the first they had seen. Hulda's granddaughters Ruth and Irm recalled their aunt Emma offering a penny to them for picking some moss rose seeds (no easy task). Emma offeed some of her first spring lettece to Hulda as a welcome addition to the winter's diet of potatoes and sauerkraut. An obituary for Leo D. Hischke can be found in the Oconto County Reporter dated May 09, 1942.
Born: Kottkow, Kries Stolp, Prussia a.k.a. Provinz Pomern, Germany.
Died: How, Oconto, Wisconsin, USA
At age 22, Leo arrived at the Port of NY, on 14 August 1885 on the German SS NECKAR with his father, Fredrick (55), his sister Maria (14) and two brothers, Paul (19) and Alvin (11). It is reported that their mother died about eight years prior to their departure. The family was 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 on the SS NECKAR. The family traveled the estimated 400 miles to Bremen probably by rail since rail service from Danzig to Bremen had been available since 1854 or earlier. At the Port of NY, , the family probably traveled West by rail, service being available as far as Green Bay or even Stiles Junction, WI. From there travel would have been by stage or horse and wagon. Leo's brother Gustav very likely had arranged for the family to come to the and proved accommodations for them on arrival to WI. the family spoke Plattdeutch, but were also familiar with German and English. 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. Oconto County records show that on September 03, 1888 Leo purchased 80 acres of S 1/2 of SW 1/4, Section 14 in the Town of How, WI, now known as Clay Rd. A log house was built, later used as a chicken coop when a new large spuare brick house was built in 1909. This house remains on the property today (2000). A large, hip-roof style two-story basement barn was built in 1915. Leo's Index of Declaration of Intention for Citizenship, Doc#3392, dated August 27, 1906 is on record at the UW-Green Bay Research Library. Witnesses were R.H. Zuelke and A.C. Arveson. Leo and Emma were married ina civil ceremony. They lived their entire lives on the farm on Clay Rd. They had 10 children. Besides family, census records show that Leo proveded a home for his unmarried brother Alvin for a number of years. Leo and Emma had a fine apple orchard in their front yard and the large Wolf Rivers are particulary remembered. Their daughter Clara recalled that the family made laundry soap in large black iron kettles; made sauerkraut stored in barrels and smoked saUSAge and hams for winter eating; had a battery operated wall telephone which needed replacement from time to time. In addition, Clara recalled that on one occasion Leo and Emma, Gustav and Hulda, Robert and Marie went for an overnight tenting stay on Chute Pond. Emma did not care to stay and went home. Emma and her sister-in-law Hulda, next door enjoyed fishing at the Oconto River on River Road. They were often accompanied on their walk across the 80 acres by Hulda's grandchildren who recall admiring their aunt Emma's earrings for pierced ears, probably the first they had seen. Hulda's granddaughters Ruth and Irm recalled their aunt Emma offering a penny to them for picking some moss rose seeds (no easy task). Emma offeed some of her first spring lettece to Hulda as a welcome addition to the winter's diet of potatoes and sauerkraut. An obituary for Leo D. Hischke can be found in the Oconto County Reporter dated May 09, 1942.
Died: How, Oconto, Wisconsin, USA
At age 22, Leo arrived at the Port of NY, on 14 August 1885 on the German SS NECKAR with his father, Fredrick (55), his sister Maria (14) and two brothers, Paul (19) and Alvin (11). It is reported that their mother died about eight years prior to their departure. The family was 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 on the SS NECKAR. The family traveled the estimated 400 miles to Bremen probably by rail since rail service from Danzig to Bremen had been available since 1854 or earlier. At the Port of NY, , the family probably traveled West by rail, service being available as far as Green Bay or even Stiles Junction, WI. From there travel would have been by stage or horse and wagon. Leo's brother Gustav very likely had arranged for the family to come to the and proved accommodations for them on arrival to WI. the family spoke Plattdeutch, but were also familiar with German and English. 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. Oconto County records show that on September 03, 1888 Leo purchased 80 acres of S 1/2 of SW 1/4, Section 14 in the Town of How, WI, now known as Clay Rd. A log house was built, later used as a chicken coop when a new large spuare brick house was built in 1909. This house remains on the property today (2000). A large, hip-roof style two-story basement barn was built in 1915. Leo's Index of Declaration of Intention for Citizenship, Doc#3392, dated August 27, 1906 is on record at the UW-Green Bay Research Library. Witnesses were R.H. Zuelke and A.C. Arveson. Leo and Emma were married ina civil ceremony. They lived their entire lives on the farm on Clay Rd. They had 10 children. Besides family, census records show that Leo proveded a home for his unmarried brother Alvin for a number of years. Leo and Emma had a fine apple orchard in their front yard and the large Wolf Rivers are particulary remembered. Their daughter Clara recalled that the family made laundry soap in large black iron kettles; made sauerkraut stored in barrels and smoked saUSAge and hams for winter eating; had a battery operated wall telephone which needed replacement from time to time. In addition, Clara recalled that on one occasion Leo and Emma, Gustav and Hulda, Robert and Marie went for an overnight tenting stay on Chute Pond. Emma did not care to stay and went home. Emma and her sister-in-law Hulda, next door enjoyed fishing at the Oconto River on River Road. They were often accompanied on their walk across the 80 acres by Hulda's grandchildren who recall admiring their aunt Emma's earrings for pierced ears, probably the first they had seen. Hulda's granddaughters Ruth and Irm recalled their aunt Emma offering a penny to them for picking some moss rose seeds (no easy task). Emma offeed some of her first spring lettece to Hulda as a welcome addition to the winter's diet of potatoes and sauerkraut. An obituary for Leo D. Hischke can be found in the Oconto County Reporter dated May 09, 1942.
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