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| Birth: | 16 May 1816 in Germany 1 2 |
| Death: | 10 Jun 1899 1 3 |
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| Burial: Salem Cemetery, Sauk County, Wisconsin 1 |
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- Title: Sauk County Cemetery Inscriptions
Text:
Sauk Prairie Cemetery , east of hy 12 at the intersection with county
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Birgen: Lewis 27 Jun 1855 - July 11, 1935
Mary 12 Mar 1860 - 10 Sep 1946
Bessie 26 Jul 1892 -
Page: Salem Cemetery
Quality: 1
- Title: Death Records of Sauk County, Wisconsin
Page: Vol 3, Page 31
Quality: 1
- Title: A Standard History of Sauk County, Wisconsin
Author: Harry Ellsworth Cole, President of the Sauk County Historical Society,
General Supervising EditorPublication: The Lewis Publishing Company; Chicago and New York, 1918
Text: Page 806
LEWIS BIRGEN. Some of the earliest settlements of Sauk County were
made here in Honey Creek Township, and it is one of the oldestfamilies here that Lewis Birgen is a representative. Mr. Birgen ishimself a native of Sauk County and was born here more than sixtyyears ago on the same farm where he lived until recently.He was born in 1855, son of Michael and Elizabeth (Decker) Birgen.
His parents were both born in the Duchy of Luxemburg, Germany, weremarried there, and on leaving their native land for America camedirect to Sauk County. They made the journey by railroad as far asMadison, where they bought a team of horses and then drove overland totheir location in Honey Creek. Michael Birgen bought land from aspeculator and founded a home in the midst of the heavy timber. Hewas a pioneer in every sense of the term. He cleared away the forest,grubbed out the stumps, broke the land with ox teams, and pursued acourse of unremitting toil for many years until his home and financialindependence were established. In the early days he made manyjourneys with ox teams to Milwaukee, hauling his wheat to market or tomill, and it required a week to make the round trip. Michael Birgencontinued to live on the old farm until 1878, when he went out toDakota Territory, spent nine years on that portion of the Northwestfrontier, and then moved to Iowa, where he died in 1905, at the age ofseventy-seven. His widow passed away in 1907. They had ninechildren: Catherine, deceased; Anna, Mrs. John Medel, living inMinnesota; Lewis, who was the third in order of birth; Isabella andMary, twins; Matthew, who is married and living in South Dakota;Suzanna, Mrs. Julius Bower living in Montana; Peter, who is marriedand living at New Hampton, Iowa; and Kate, Mrs. John Clements, of NewHampton, Iowa. All these children were reared on the old homestead.At the age of twenty-six Lewis Birgen married Miss Mary Steuber,
daughter of Henry Steuber, who deserves mention as one of the firstsettlers of Sauk County. The Steubers came here in 1843, lived amongthe Indians and in the wild woods almost isolated from whitecompanionship for several years. He took up land in Troy Township andwas a man of substance and ability and influence. He married in 1850and died at the age of eighty-three in 1899, his wife having passedaway in 1893.When Lewis Birgen was twenty-two years of age he took the management
of the home farm and has lived there continuously ever since. Theoriginal homestead comprised of 180 acres, and he has since increasedits extent to 200 acres, all well improved and cultivated. He hasalso replaced the old buildings by those of modern construction andthe attractive homestead stands as a monument to his industry and goodmanagement. He was a general farmer and did considerable stockraising and dairying. For several years Mr. Birgen served as a memberof the local school board and has always been a friend and supporterof good schools.His four children are all daughters, named as follows: Della, Mrs.
John U. Schmidt, of Prairie du Sac; Eva, Mrs. Felix Ferber, of HoneyCreek Township; Bessie, unmarried and living at home; and Mary, wifeof Andrew Moely, and resides on the old homestead. The children wereall born on the farm, grew up there, and acquired their education inthe Honey Creek Township Schools. As a family they are active membersof the Reformed Church in Prairie du Sac. In matters of politics Mr.Birgen is independent. In October, 1917, Mr. Birgen retired fromactive farming and moved to Prairie du Sac, where he has a fine modernhome.
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[Andrew Moely] then married Miss Kate Caflich, who was born in
Switzerland ... Mr. and Mrs. Moely have six children: Walter, wholives on a farm in Prairie du Sac Township and is married; John,unmarried, lives at home with his father; Leona, wife of HenryDetrick, of Madison, Wisconsin; [Andrew E.] who married Marion Bergenand is living on the Bergen Farm; Emma, who attends college atMadison; and Aaron, still at home.
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Andrew Roll and his wife had nine children: Andrew; George ... John
... Julia, who is the wife of Henry Ferber, of West Allis, their threechildren being Felix, a resident on the old farm, Freda, a teacher atWest Allis, and Robert a druggist in West Allis; Frank, Felix O. ...Robert B., ... Mrs. R. B. Barry ... Elisa
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