JOHANN BRODKORB
Notes from Mishicot:
John Brodkorb, one of our few surviving members of the G.A.R., died on Tuesday forenoon, June 13, at the advanced age of 92 years and eight months. Mr. Brodkorb was born in 1827 in the little town of Wednick, near Leipzig, Germany. He came to America in 1852 and settled on a farm in Saxonberg, Mishicot. Here he lived until six years ago when he moved to the home of his son, Gustav, who lives in the village of Mishicot. In 1857 he married Anne Huss. One child was born to them. Mrs Brodkorb served with the Twenty-Seventh Wisconsin Regiment, during the Civil War from Oct 10, 1864 until Aug. 10, 1865. The funeral took place on June 16, the Rev. Mr. Koten officiated. Interment was in the Mishicot Cemetery. The deceased leaves besides an only son, Gustav, three grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. We all unite in honoring this old settler,soldier and loyal citizen.
Manitowoc Pilot, Thurs., June 24, 1920
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The Old Timers column will be continued as long as we find the persons who have a vivid recollection of the early days and who are entitled to recognition as Old Timers by having lived in this vicinity previous to 1856.
OLD TIMERS
John Brodkorb is one of those robust old timers who can boast of never having been sick a day in his life. It took vigorous and robust men to make the great west and he was of the kind that wielded the axe and followed the plow with the best of them. He came to Dresden, Saxony, where he was born October 10, 1827. He landed in New York in September, 1851. He came over with a friend who was wealthy and who wanted to go where he could enjoy his riches without being compelled to serve in the German army. Wealth and poverty never chum together however, so Mr. Brodkorb and his friend parted company when they reached America.
After working in the east nearly a year, Mr. Brodkorb came west to visit a brother in this county in 1853 and he has lived here ever since. He had enough capital to invest in a buck saw and an axe. With these tools he earned a living for awhile and then he found employment in the lumber business at Two Rivers and in the Whitcomb tannery. At first he made $12 a month. But like all successful pioneers he was frugal as well as industrious and in a few months he was able to save about a hundred dollars. Then he bought his brother's farm. It was mostly all forest. Gradually he cleared away the woods and slowly, little by little, he paid off the debt, while he boarded with a friend, Henry Mueller, who lived nearby. His farm was located near Mishicot. By and by he built him a house on his farm and then he found a wife and was married in 1856.
Dancing was a fad those days too but they didn't dance the tango. The orchestra traveled right with dancers. Mr. Reis and son, Peter were the musicians, one played the bass violin and the other first violin. The party would start out with a flat sleigh with straw bundles as seats and a team of oxen hitched in front of it. The dances were either held in the houses or barns. He tells of a time they were out to a sleigh ride party and lost one of their passengers, Mr. Jack Held, who is known to all the old folks in the vicinity.
He has always lived on the same farm but in 1889 he sold out to his only son, Gust. He and his wife lived with their son. In 1908 his wife died. The son, Mr. Gust Brodkorb sold the farm to his eldest son, William in 1912 and retired in the village of Mishciot where the old gent makes his home. Mr. Brodkorb is a civil war veteran and a member of the Jos. Rankin post G.A.R. at Two Rivers and is proud of the fact. His wife has been dead five years. Although past 86, he is till spry and shows little affect of old age except that his hearing is poor.
The Reporter, Sat., Dec. 27, 1913
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Notes from Mishicot:
John Brodkorb, one of our few surviving members of the G.A.R., died on Tuesday forenoon, June 13, at the advanced age of 92 years and eight months. Mr. Brodkorb was born in 1827 in the little town of Wednick, near Leipzig, Germany. He came to America in 1852 and settled on a farm in Saxonberg, Mishicot. Here he lived until six years ago when he moved to the home of his son, Gustav, who lives in the village of Mishicot. In 1857 he married Anne Huss. One child was born to them. Mrs Brodkorb served with the Twenty-Seventh Wisconsin Regiment, during the Civil War from Oct 10, 1864 until Aug. 10, 1865. The funeral took place on June 16, the Rev. Mr. Koten officiated. Interment was in the Mishicot Cemetery. The deceased leaves besides an only son, Gustav, three grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. We all unite in honoring this old settler,soldier and loyal citizen.
Manitowoc Pilot, Thurs., June 24, 1920
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The Old Timers column will be continued as long as we find the persons who have a vivid recollection of the early days and who are entitled to recognition as Old Timers by having lived in this vicinity previous to 1856.
OLD TIMERS
John Brodkorb is one of those robust old timers who can boast of never having been sick a day in his life. It took vigorous and robust men to make the great west and he was of the kind that wielded the axe and followed the plow with the best of them. He came to Dresden, Saxony, where he was born October 10, 1827. He landed in New York in September, 1851. He came over with a friend who was wealthy and who wanted to go where he could enjoy his riches without being compelled to serve in the German army. Wealth and poverty never chum together however, so Mr. Brodkorb and his friend parted company when they reached America.
After working in the east nearly a year, Mr. Brodkorb came west to visit a brother in this county in 1853 and he has lived here ever since. He had enough capital to invest in a buck saw and an axe. With these tools he earned a living for awhile and then he found employment in the lumber business at Two Rivers and in the Whitcomb tannery. At first he made $12 a month. But like all successful pioneers he was frugal as well as industrious and in a few months he was able to save about a hundred dollars. Then he bought his brother's farm. It was mostly all forest. Gradually he cleared away the woods and slowly, little by little, he paid off the debt, while he boarded with a friend, Henry Mueller, who lived nearby. His farm was located near Mishicot. By and by he built him a house on his farm and then he found a wife and was married in 1856.
Dancing was a fad those days too but they didn't dance the tango. The orchestra traveled right with dancers. Mr. Reis and son, Peter were the musicians, one played the bass violin and the other first violin. The party would start out with a flat sleigh with straw bundles as seats and a team of oxen hitched in front of it. The dances were either held in the houses or barns. He tells of a time they were out to a sleigh ride party and lost one of their passengers, Mr. Jack Held, who is known to all the old folks in the vicinity.
He has always lived on the same farm but in 1889 he sold out to his only son, Gust. He and his wife lived with their son. In 1908 his wife died. The son, Mr. Gust Brodkorb sold the farm to his eldest son, William in 1912 and retired in the village of Mishciot where the old gent makes his home. Mr. Brodkorb is a civil war veteran and a member of the Jos. Rankin post G.A.R. at Two Rivers and is proud of the fact. His wife has been dead five years. Although past 86, he is till spry and shows little affect of old age except that his hearing is poor.
The Reporter, Sat., Dec. 27, 1913
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JOHANN BRODKORB
Notes from Mishicot:
John Brodkorb, one of our few surviving members of the G.A.R., died on Tuesday forenoon, June 13, at the advanced age of 92 years and eight months. Mr. Brodkorb was born in 1827 in the little town of Wednick, near Leipzig, Germany. He came to America in 1852 and settled on a farm in Saxonberg, Mishicot. Here he lived until six years ago when he moved to the home of his son, Gustav, who lives in the village of Mishicot. In 1857 he married Anne Huss. One child was born to them. Mrs Brodkorb served with the Twenty-Seventh Wisconsin Regiment, during the Civil War from Oct 10, 1864 until Aug. 10, 1865. The funeral took place on June 16, the Rev. Mr. Koten officiated. Interment was in the Mishicot Cemetery. The deceased leaves besides an only son, Gustav, three grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. We all unite in honoring this old settler,soldier and loyal citizen.
Manitowoc Pilot, Thurs., June 24, 1920
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The Old Timers column will be continued as long as we find the persons who have a vivid recollection of the early days and who are entitled to recognition as Old Timers by having lived in this vicinity previous to 1856.
OLD TIMERS
John Brodkorb is one of those robust old timers who can boast of never having been sick a day in his life. It took vigorous and robust men to make the great west and he was of the kind that wielded the axe and followed the plow with the best of them. He came to Dresden, Saxony, where he was born October 10, 1827. He landed in New York in September, 1851. He came over with a friend who was wealthy and who wanted to go where he could enjoy his riches without being compelled to serve in the German army. Wealth and poverty never chum together however, so Mr. Brodkorb and his friend parted company when they reached America.
After working in the east nearly a year, Mr. Brodkorb came west to visit a brother in this county in 1853 and he has lived here ever since. He had enough capital to invest in a buck saw and an axe. With these tools he earned a living for awhile and then he found employment in the lumber business at Two Rivers and in the Whitcomb tannery. At first he made $12 a month. But like all successful pioneers he was frugal as well as industrious and in a few months he was able to save about a hundred dollars. Then he bought his brother's farm. It was mostly all forest. Gradually he cleared away the woods and slowly, little by little, he paid off the debt, while he boarded with a friend, Henry Mueller, who lived nearby. His farm was located near Mishicot. By and by he built him a house on his farm and then he found a wife and was married in 1856.
Dancing was a fad those days too but they didn't dance the tango. The orchestra traveled right with dancers. Mr. Reis and son, Peter were the musicians, one played the bass violin and the other first violin. The party would start out with a flat sleigh with straw bundles as seats and a team of oxen hitched in front of it. The dances were either held in the houses or barns. He tells of a time they were out to a sleigh ride party and lost one of their passengers, Mr. Jack Held, who is known to all the old folks in the vicinity.
He has always lived on the same farm but in 1889 he sold out to his only son, Gust. He and his wife lived with their son. In 1908 his wife died. The son, Mr. Gust Brodkorb sold the farm to his eldest son, William in 1912 and retired in the village of Mishciot where the old gent makes his home. Mr. Brodkorb is a civil war veteran and a member of the Jos. Rankin post G.A.R. at Two Rivers and is proud of the fact. His wife has been dead five years. Although past 86, he is till spry and shows little affect of old age except that his hearing is poor.
The Reporter, Sat., Dec. 27, 1913
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Notes from Mishicot:
John Brodkorb, one of our few surviving members of the G.A.R., died on Tuesday forenoon, June 13, at the advanced age of 92 years and eight months. Mr. Brodkorb was born in 1827 in the little town of Wednick, near Leipzig, Germany. He came to America in 1852 and settled on a farm in Saxonberg, Mishicot. Here he lived until six years ago when he moved to the home of his son, Gustav, who lives in the village of Mishicot. In 1857 he married Anne Huss. One child was born to them. Mrs Brodkorb served with the Twenty-Seventh Wisconsin Regiment, during the Civil War from Oct 10, 1864 until Aug. 10, 1865. The funeral took place on June 16, the Rev. Mr. Koten officiated. Interment was in the Mishicot Cemetery. The deceased leaves besides an only son, Gustav, three grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. We all unite in honoring this old settler,soldier and loyal citizen.
Manitowoc Pilot, Thurs., June 24, 1920
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The Old Timers column will be continued as long as we find the persons who have a vivid recollection of the early days and who are entitled to recognition as Old Timers by having lived in this vicinity previous to 1856.
OLD TIMERS
John Brodkorb is one of those robust old timers who can boast of never having been sick a day in his life. It took vigorous and robust men to make the great west and he was of the kind that wielded the axe and followed the plow with the best of them. He came to Dresden, Saxony, where he was born October 10, 1827. He landed in New York in September, 1851. He came over with a friend who was wealthy and who wanted to go where he could enjoy his riches without being compelled to serve in the German army. Wealth and poverty never chum together however, so Mr. Brodkorb and his friend parted company when they reached America.
After working in the east nearly a year, Mr. Brodkorb came west to visit a brother in this county in 1853 and he has lived here ever since. He had enough capital to invest in a buck saw and an axe. With these tools he earned a living for awhile and then he found employment in the lumber business at Two Rivers and in the Whitcomb tannery. At first he made $12 a month. But like all successful pioneers he was frugal as well as industrious and in a few months he was able to save about a hundred dollars. Then he bought his brother's farm. It was mostly all forest. Gradually he cleared away the woods and slowly, little by little, he paid off the debt, while he boarded with a friend, Henry Mueller, who lived nearby. His farm was located near Mishicot. By and by he built him a house on his farm and then he found a wife and was married in 1856.
Dancing was a fad those days too but they didn't dance the tango. The orchestra traveled right with dancers. Mr. Reis and son, Peter were the musicians, one played the bass violin and the other first violin. The party would start out with a flat sleigh with straw bundles as seats and a team of oxen hitched in front of it. The dances were either held in the houses or barns. He tells of a time they were out to a sleigh ride party and lost one of their passengers, Mr. Jack Held, who is known to all the old folks in the vicinity.
He has always lived on the same farm but in 1889 he sold out to his only son, Gust. He and his wife lived with their son. In 1908 his wife died. The son, Mr. Gust Brodkorb sold the farm to his eldest son, William in 1912 and retired in the village of Mishciot where the old gent makes his home. Mr. Brodkorb is a civil war veteran and a member of the Jos. Rankin post G.A.R. at Two Rivers and is proud of the fact. His wife has been dead five years. Although past 86, he is till spry and shows little affect of old age except that his hearing is poor.
The Reporter, Sat., Dec. 27, 1913
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