Hildebrand, Joseph John (March 30, 1890-Dec. 6, 1918 –first husband of Agnes Schmidt [married May 11, 1915 at St. Gregory Catholic Church in St. Nazianz, Town of Eaton] –son of Carl Hildebrand and Margaret Schnettler –born Town of Liberty –machinist and molder –from Nov. 19, 1914 to May 18, 1917 owned the house at 305 East Main Street in St. Nazianz –after this sale, Joseph rented the house of Nicholas Backhaus at 102 East Main Street in St. Nazianz –there Joseph and Agnes turned the former blacksmith shop into an ice cream parlor –this parlor was destroyed in the fire of April 5, 1918 –after this fire Joseph and Agnes moved to Indiana where Joseph soon died in the influenza epidemic of 1918 –died in Mishawaka in St. Joseph County, Indiana –“Joe was an amateur machinist and had been working to develop a silo filler blower. In late 1917 or early 1918, Joe, Agnes and the two children [Margaret and Evarist] moved to Mishawaka, Indianan. He hoped that one of the machine companies there could help him with his invention…. The year 1918 was the year that the Spanish flu reached epidemic levels in the United States. Joe, Agnes and the two children fell ill, but Joe was hit the hardest. Joe died on December 6, 1918. His older brother, John, came to transport the body back to St. Nazianz for burial. Joe was buried on December 9, 1918 at St. Nazianz. The story of sadness and recovery continues. Agnes was ill with the flu, but that is not all. On Dec. 9, the same day her husband was buried several hundred miles away; Agnes gave birth to their third child, Joan Hildebrand…. The last place that Agnes wanted to be was in Mishawaka, Indiana where she knew no one at all. As soon as possible, Agnes packed up a few things and headed for California. Her sister, Lillian, lived in Pacific Beach, California…. Late in 1920, Agnes and the three children returned to St. Paul, Minnesota, which was really still home. On April 28, 1921, Agnes married Iver Hugo Green. Together they had six more healthy, prosperous children.” –from Hildebrand Family Newsletter, June 2000 –died from “influenza”) –buried at St. Gregory Catholic Cemetery in St. Nazianz, Town of Eaton [buried in Section 3, Row 5, Lot 19 –stone] [marriage record Manitowoc 12-56] [death record in Indiana]