Cemetery record: geboren 4 Jul. 1837,[Germany] gestorhen 24 Dez. 1895 Age 58 yrs. Cause: Brights Desease(sic)
From Der Nord Westen, 26 Dec. 1895:
Death Thurs. morning of 59 yr. old Heinrich Althen, on his farm in Mishicott, of kidney and heart illness. He came to America in 1855 and rented a farm in Town Mishicott where he has resided ever since except during his service in the army. The burial will take place today in Two Rivers under the direction of the G.A.R Post there of which the deceased was a member.
Per 1880 census, Mishicott - He was age 43, wife was Christina age 40. 9 children: Sophia (20), Charlotte, Christina, Catherine, Henry, John, Mima, Louisa (4), & George (1 mo). (Note: a 10th child was born abt 1882...Julius...per 1900 census for wife Christina.)
∼Company K 11 Wisconsin Infantry
Cemetery record: geboren 4 Jul. 1837,[Germany] gestorhen 24 Dez. 1895 Age 58 yrs. Cause: Brights Desease(sic)
From Der Nord Westen, 26 Dec. 1895:
Death Thurs. morning of 59 yr. old Heinrich Althen, on his farm in Mishicott, of kidney and heart illness. He came to America in 1855 and rented a farm in Town Mishicott where he has resided ever since except during his service in the army. The burial will take place today in Two Rivers under the direction of the G.A.R Post there of which the deceased was a member.
Per 1880 census, Mishicott - He was age 43, wife was Christina age 40. 9 children: Sophia (20), Charlotte, Christina, Catherine, Henry, John, Mima, Louisa (4), & George (1 mo). (Note: a 10th child was born abt 1882...Julius...per 1900 census for wife Christina.)
∼Company K 11 Wisconsin Infantry
Inscription
"Du schiedest schnell. Im tiefsten Schmerz
Lässt du verwaist uns steh'n.
Nur ein Trost bleibt dem armen Herz:
Es giebt ein Wiedersehe'n!"
"You departed quickly. In deepest pain
You left us abandoned.
Only one consolation remains for the poor heart:
There will be a reunion!"
Submitted By: Larry Krueger 47801461
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