OLD TIMERS OF MANITOWOC COUNTY
Few of the old timers who are still with us are blessed with the company of a long helpmate. One or the other has, in most cases, passed away. Joachim Markwardt and his wife were married over fifty years ago and are still happily together in comparatively good health.
They took up their abode on a farm in the Town of Manitowoc, Section four, where Mr. Markwardt had brought forty acres in 1860. They had been married shortly before. They had to make their way through tangled forests on foot to bring eggs and butter to market. The Townline Road had not been all chopped out. In two or three years this work had been done however. A foundation for a good road was made by laying logs crosswise. Over this road the settlers were then able to travel with their teams. Horses were very scarce and expensive. While an ox team could be bought for $36, a team of horses would cost $400 and so ox teams were numerous.
Mr. Marquardt chopped cord wood consisting of maple, birch and ash. For this he obtained three shillings a cord. As the years passed he kept on clearing his land and when he retired nine years ago he owned seventy acres of rich, clear farmland. Mr. Marquardt came to America from Meckelberg, Schwerin, Germany in 1854. His wife came over shortly thereafter.
For a few years previous to going to the farm he was employed at the saw mills here and in lumbering up at Kings Bridge. The logs from Kings Bridge were mostly rafted down the river for the Two Rivers Manufacturing company. For the past nine years, Mr. and Mrs. Markquardt have resided on the Southside. They are aged 84 and 74 respectively. Excepting for the fact that he is blind in one eye, he, as well as his wife, is physically well and notwithstanding the hindrance to his sight, he reads considerably. The Reporter wishes them still many years of happiness together.
The Reporter, Sat., Nov. 15, 1913
Contributor:
Larry Krueger
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JOACHIM MARKWARDT- add on
Joachim Markwardt, a resident of this county over sixty years, diedat his home in Two Rivers yesterday at the ripe old age of eighty seven years. He conducted a farm near Two Rivers for many years and about ten years ago took up his residence in the city.
He is survived by his aged wife, two sons and three daughters. The funeral will take place Sunday afternoon from the Lutheran church at Two Rivers.
Manitowoc Daily Herald, Friday, April 20, 1917, Page 3
ANOTHER OLD TIMER CALLED
After enjoying over fifty years of married life together the ties which
bound Mr. and Mrs. Joachim Markwardt in life, have at last been broken
by the “grim reaper”. Mr. Markwardt passed away at his home on the
Southside Thursday morning. He had a bad fall recently after which he
failed rapidly. Decedent was a native of Mecklenberg, Schwerin, Germany, born in 1831. In 1854 he emigrated to America working for a time at Kingsbridge and then settling in the Town of Manitowoc on a farm near here, which was then mostly timber. He cleared it like the other pioneer farmers did theirs and when he retired he had an ideal estate acquired through frugality, perserverance and energy. He was a devout christian member of the Lutheran Church which he joined over fifty years ago. For the past eleven years, the aged couple have resided in this city on Hawthorne Ave. Besides his widow, he is further survived by two sons and three daughters, Chas. Markwardt of the Town Line, Wm. Markwardt and Mrs. Wm. Landwehr of Sheboygan, Mrs. Henry Markwardt of Kiel and Mrs. Wm. Steinbrecher of this city. The funeral will be held from St. John's Lutheran Church Sunday afternoon.
The Reporter, Fri., Apr. 20, 1917
Few of the old timers who are still with us are blessed with the company of a long helpmate. One or the other has, in most cases, passed away. Joachim Markwardt and his wife were married over fifty years ago and are still happily together in comparatively good health.
They took up their abode on a farm in the Town of Manitowoc, Section four, where Mr. Markwardt had brought forty acres in 1860. They had been married shortly before. They had to make their way through tangled forests on foot to bring eggs and butter to market. The Townline Road had not been all chopped out. In two or three years this work had been done however. A foundation for a good road was made by laying logs crosswise. Over this road the settlers were then able to travel with their teams. Horses were very scarce and expensive. While an ox team could be bought for $36, a team of horses would cost $400 and so ox teams were numerous.
Mr. Marquardt chopped cord wood consisting of maple, birch and ash. For this he obtained three shillings a cord. As the years passed he kept on clearing his land and when he retired nine years ago he owned seventy acres of rich, clear farmland. Mr. Marquardt came to America from Meckelberg, Schwerin, Germany in 1854. His wife came over shortly thereafter.
For a few years previous to going to the farm he was employed at the saw mills here and in lumbering up at Kings Bridge. The logs from Kings Bridge were mostly rafted down the river for the Two Rivers Manufacturing company. For the past nine years, Mr. and Mrs. Markquardt have resided on the Southside. They are aged 84 and 74 respectively. Excepting for the fact that he is blind in one eye, he, as well as his wife, is physically well and notwithstanding the hindrance to his sight, he reads considerably. The Reporter wishes them still many years of happiness together.
The Reporter, Sat., Nov. 15, 1913
Contributor:
Larry Krueger
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JOACHIM MARKWARDT- add on
Joachim Markwardt, a resident of this county over sixty years, diedat his home in Two Rivers yesterday at the ripe old age of eighty seven years. He conducted a farm near Two Rivers for many years and about ten years ago took up his residence in the city.
He is survived by his aged wife, two sons and three daughters. The funeral will take place Sunday afternoon from the Lutheran church at Two Rivers.
Manitowoc Daily Herald, Friday, April 20, 1917, Page 3
ANOTHER OLD TIMER CALLED
After enjoying over fifty years of married life together the ties which
bound Mr. and Mrs. Joachim Markwardt in life, have at last been broken
by the “grim reaper”. Mr. Markwardt passed away at his home on the
Southside Thursday morning. He had a bad fall recently after which he
failed rapidly. Decedent was a native of Mecklenberg, Schwerin, Germany, born in 1831. In 1854 he emigrated to America working for a time at Kingsbridge and then settling in the Town of Manitowoc on a farm near here, which was then mostly timber. He cleared it like the other pioneer farmers did theirs and when he retired he had an ideal estate acquired through frugality, perserverance and energy. He was a devout christian member of the Lutheran Church which he joined over fifty years ago. For the past eleven years, the aged couple have resided in this city on Hawthorne Ave. Besides his widow, he is further survived by two sons and three daughters, Chas. Markwardt of the Town Line, Wm. Markwardt and Mrs. Wm. Landwehr of Sheboygan, Mrs. Henry Markwardt of Kiel and Mrs. Wm. Steinbrecher of this city. The funeral will be held from St. John's Lutheran Church Sunday afternoon.
The Reporter, Fri., Apr. 20, 1917
OLD TIMERS OF MANITOWOC COUNTY
Few of the old timers who are still with us are blessed with the company of a long helpmate. One or the other has, in most cases, passed away. Joachim Markwardt and his wife were married over fifty years ago and are still happily together in comparatively good health.
They took up their abode on a farm in the Town of Manitowoc, Section four, where Mr. Markwardt had brought forty acres in 1860. They had been married shortly before. They had to make their way through tangled forests on foot to bring eggs and butter to market. The Townline Road had not been all chopped out. In two or three years this work had been done however. A foundation for a good road was made by laying logs crosswise. Over this road the settlers were then able to travel with their teams. Horses were very scarce and expensive. While an ox team could be bought for $36, a team of horses would cost $400 and so ox teams were numerous.
Mr. Marquardt chopped cord wood consisting of maple, birch and ash. For this he obtained three shillings a cord. As the years passed he kept on clearing his land and when he retired nine years ago he owned seventy acres of rich, clear farmland. Mr. Marquardt came to America from Meckelberg, Schwerin, Germany in 1854. His wife came over shortly thereafter.
For a few years previous to going to the farm he was employed at the saw mills here and in lumbering up at Kings Bridge. The logs from Kings Bridge were mostly rafted down the river for the Two Rivers Manufacturing company. For the past nine years, Mr. and Mrs. Markquardt have resided on the Southside. They are aged 84 and 74 respectively. Excepting for the fact that he is blind in one eye, he, as well as his wife, is physically well and notwithstanding the hindrance to his sight, he reads considerably. The Reporter wishes them still many years of happiness together.
The Reporter, Sat., Nov. 15, 1913
Contributor:
Larry Krueger
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
JOACHIM MARKWARDT- add on
Joachim Markwardt, a resident of this county over sixty years, diedat his home in Two Rivers yesterday at the ripe old age of eighty seven years. He conducted a farm near Two Rivers for many years and about ten years ago took up his residence in the city.
He is survived by his aged wife, two sons and three daughters. The funeral will take place Sunday afternoon from the Lutheran church at Two Rivers.
Manitowoc Daily Herald, Friday, April 20, 1917, Page 3
ANOTHER OLD TIMER CALLED
After enjoying over fifty years of married life together the ties which
bound Mr. and Mrs. Joachim Markwardt in life, have at last been broken
by the “grim reaper”. Mr. Markwardt passed away at his home on the
Southside Thursday morning. He had a bad fall recently after which he
failed rapidly. Decedent was a native of Mecklenberg, Schwerin, Germany, born in 1831. In 1854 he emigrated to America working for a time at Kingsbridge and then settling in the Town of Manitowoc on a farm near here, which was then mostly timber. He cleared it like the other pioneer farmers did theirs and when he retired he had an ideal estate acquired through frugality, perserverance and energy. He was a devout christian member of the Lutheran Church which he joined over fifty years ago. For the past eleven years, the aged couple have resided in this city on Hawthorne Ave. Besides his widow, he is further survived by two sons and three daughters, Chas. Markwardt of the Town Line, Wm. Markwardt and Mrs. Wm. Landwehr of Sheboygan, Mrs. Henry Markwardt of Kiel and Mrs. Wm. Steinbrecher of this city. The funeral will be held from St. John's Lutheran Church Sunday afternoon.
The Reporter, Fri., Apr. 20, 1917
Few of the old timers who are still with us are blessed with the company of a long helpmate. One or the other has, in most cases, passed away. Joachim Markwardt and his wife were married over fifty years ago and are still happily together in comparatively good health.
They took up their abode on a farm in the Town of Manitowoc, Section four, where Mr. Markwardt had brought forty acres in 1860. They had been married shortly before. They had to make their way through tangled forests on foot to bring eggs and butter to market. The Townline Road had not been all chopped out. In two or three years this work had been done however. A foundation for a good road was made by laying logs crosswise. Over this road the settlers were then able to travel with their teams. Horses were very scarce and expensive. While an ox team could be bought for $36, a team of horses would cost $400 and so ox teams were numerous.
Mr. Marquardt chopped cord wood consisting of maple, birch and ash. For this he obtained three shillings a cord. As the years passed he kept on clearing his land and when he retired nine years ago he owned seventy acres of rich, clear farmland. Mr. Marquardt came to America from Meckelberg, Schwerin, Germany in 1854. His wife came over shortly thereafter.
For a few years previous to going to the farm he was employed at the saw mills here and in lumbering up at Kings Bridge. The logs from Kings Bridge were mostly rafted down the river for the Two Rivers Manufacturing company. For the past nine years, Mr. and Mrs. Markquardt have resided on the Southside. They are aged 84 and 74 respectively. Excepting for the fact that he is blind in one eye, he, as well as his wife, is physically well and notwithstanding the hindrance to his sight, he reads considerably. The Reporter wishes them still many years of happiness together.
The Reporter, Sat., Nov. 15, 1913
Contributor:
Larry Krueger
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
JOACHIM MARKWARDT- add on
Joachim Markwardt, a resident of this county over sixty years, diedat his home in Two Rivers yesterday at the ripe old age of eighty seven years. He conducted a farm near Two Rivers for many years and about ten years ago took up his residence in the city.
He is survived by his aged wife, two sons and three daughters. The funeral will take place Sunday afternoon from the Lutheran church at Two Rivers.
Manitowoc Daily Herald, Friday, April 20, 1917, Page 3
ANOTHER OLD TIMER CALLED
After enjoying over fifty years of married life together the ties which
bound Mr. and Mrs. Joachim Markwardt in life, have at last been broken
by the “grim reaper”. Mr. Markwardt passed away at his home on the
Southside Thursday morning. He had a bad fall recently after which he
failed rapidly. Decedent was a native of Mecklenberg, Schwerin, Germany, born in 1831. In 1854 he emigrated to America working for a time at Kingsbridge and then settling in the Town of Manitowoc on a farm near here, which was then mostly timber. He cleared it like the other pioneer farmers did theirs and when he retired he had an ideal estate acquired through frugality, perserverance and energy. He was a devout christian member of the Lutheran Church which he joined over fifty years ago. For the past eleven years, the aged couple have resided in this city on Hawthorne Ave. Besides his widow, he is further survived by two sons and three daughters, Chas. Markwardt of the Town Line, Wm. Markwardt and Mrs. Wm. Landwehr of Sheboygan, Mrs. Henry Markwardt of Kiel and Mrs. Wm. Steinbrecher of this city. The funeral will be held from St. John's Lutheran Church Sunday afternoon.
The Reporter, Fri., Apr. 20, 1917
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