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History of Door County, Wisconsin
by Charles I. Martin - 1881


           [51]  GIBRALTER - FOURTH ORGANIZED TOWN

           (Forestville - Continued)
           1870. HENRY LEEGE, farmer; born Germany 1835; came to
           America 1868; married DORA MILLER 1864; has three children.

           1870. JOHN LEEGE, farmer; born Germany 1841; came to
           America in '68; married MARY GREEN 1867; has two children.

           1870. ROBERT LOCKHART, farmer; born in Ireland 1836; came
           to America 1848; married MARY MOORE 1862; has four children.

           1870. WM. BIRDSALL, farmer; born in Manitowoc county;
	   married ELIZA WATERS 1872. Second marriage to ANNIE WRITT
           1880; has two children.

           1870. MARTIN SCHMITZ, hotel keeper; born Germany 1840;
	   came to America 1864; married TRACY SCHLISE 1876; has two
           children.

           (Begins Gibralter)

	   The following is a short biogaphical sketch of parties now
	   living in Gibraltar, who came to Door county ten or more years
	   ago.

	   In the year 1845, ASA THORPE, farmer, first came to Door
	   county. However, his stay was short, and not until '54 or '55
	   did he make permanent settlement. He was born in New York 1820;
	   first came west 1844; married ELIZA ATKINSON 1844; has five
	   children. His daughter AUGUSTA, married JAMES McDONALD, of
	   Ahnapee. HERBERT married NELLIE McDONALD; BYRON married ELVIRA
	   EDGERTON.

	   1850. OLE L. LARSON, famer; born Norway 1822; came to America
	   '49; married MARIA GUNNEL 1855; has six children. His daughter
	   HELEN married MARTIN OLSEN, of Liberty Grove; SEVINA married O.
	   L. OLSEN, of North Bay.

	   1851. CHRISTIAN KNUDSEN, sailor; born Norway, 1813; came
	   to America 1848; married ELIZABETH _____ 1857. has no children.

	   1852. ABRAHAM ONESON, farmer; born Norway 1809; came to America
	   1849; married CATHERINE INGER 1846; has two children.

	   1852. EVER NELSON, farmer, cooper, and fisherman; born Norway
	   1819; came to America 1846; married MAVIA THOMPSON 1842; has
	   four children. His daughter THORINE married THOMAS NELSON.
	   HANNAH married MARVIN B. HANSON. ADDIE married ANTON ANDERSON,
	   and lives in Michigan.

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