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Marriages and Births Be : Manitowoc County, Wisconsin Genealogy
BERGER: Friedrich
res: Two Rivers
m: 15 Nov. 1852 by Charles Kuehn, Justice of the Peace in Shoto (co. mar. index)
wit: Gottfried Berger, Johann Nicolaus Stelzer
to: Anna Stelzer
res: Two Rivers
BERGER: Mrs. Gotfried
m. Gotfried Berger
immigrated 1848
(Notice the spelling of her name) here's that web page
Biographies B : Manitowoc County, Wisconsin Genealogy
MRS. GODFRIED BERGER
From the Two Rivers Reporter, Saturday, May 24, 1913:
OLD TIMERS - (photo with article)
Probably the earliest settler of Two Rivers now living here is Mrs.
Gotfried Berger.
She arrived in the summer of 1848 with her husband. They came by
sailing vessel from Milwaukee. Mrs. Berger had been there sinc 1846
when she came from Hanover, Germany.
The vessel on which they arrived landed them at one of the south
piers of which the remains may still be seen about 400 feet south
of the harbor.
They found here only six houses. There was a saw mill at work which
was located on the Southside near Washington Street bridge. The men
working in this saw mill boarded at one of these six houses in the
settlement which was located on the site of the Urban Niquette
property.
Mrs. Berger and her husband boarded for a few weeks in the building
near Washington Street bridge which has been torn down. It was for
years the Winkelmiller tannery.
They then erected their own home near where the Musial shoestore is
located. Here Mr. Berger engaged in making shoes. Within a few years
he employed six men in his business. As stated in a previous article
footwear was nearly all made by hand in those days.
When they arrived the present site of the Eggers Veneer Seating
Company as well as a large tract directly across the river was occupied
by many Indian wigwams.
The Indians were always friendly. The trouble and danger came from
lawless white men. There was a gang of roughs in the settlement who
ran things to suit themselves. They engaged in drunken brawls and
frequently turned the town topsy turvey. Anyone attempting to interfere
would receive rough treatment.
The amusement in those days consisted in canoeing up the river, and
picking berries in the dense forest that closely surrounded the few
houses in town.
Mrs. Berger relates how the neighbors and friends, who were then very
few, used to go in those very early days to meet the side wheel
steamer. The steamer called twice a year at the pier once in the spring
and once in the fall.
When she arrived at this part of her narrative she showed signs of
emotion. She was probably thinking of those good old times and the
friends long since departed.
These visits of the steamer twice a year kept the settlement supplied
with clothing and provisions. The price of flour was $12 per barrel.
Within three or four years after Mrs. Berger's arrival the boat called
more frequently.
During the cholera epidemic of 1850, Mr. and Mrs. Berger like a great
many others moved back into the country for a few weeks until it was
over. The epidemic lasted only a short time and Mrs. Berger has a
recollection of only three or four persons whom she knew dying of the
plague although quite a number succumbed to it.
Mrs. Berger's husband died 20 years ago. She is still in good health
at 83. Her sight is excellent and she reads much. She has probably
read every German book in our Public Library.
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BERGER: Gottfried Wilhelm
b: 16 Jan. 1820, Germany/d. 29 July 1894
m: Anna Marie Koch
b: 1830, Germany/d. 30 Dec. 1921
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BERGER: Guido
m: April 1895
to: Lillie Laft
From Der Nord Westen, 25 Apr. 1895:
Marriage of Guido Berger of Two Rivers, with Miss Lillie Laft of Two
Creeks, on Sat.
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BERGER: Jacob
m: 22 Feb. 1870 (co. mar. index v.4 p.35)
to: Anna Warel
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BERGER: John
m: Margarethe Reif or Reis
children:
Pauline Wilhelmine (b. 30 Aug. 1879/bapt. 5 Sept. 1879 from
record of St. John-St. James Evang. Luth. ch., Reedsville)
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BERGER: Joseph
m: 2 Oct. 1900 (co. mar. index v.7 p.121)
to: Anna Spurney
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BERGER: Joseph
m: 26 Nov. 1907 (co. mar. index v.79 p.196)
to: Ella Gauthier
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BERGER: Stephan
m: 20 May 1873 (co. mar. index v.4 p.70)
to: Mary Kamka
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BERGER:
See ATKINS
See MULLER
See Henry C. Richards bio.
See John Schmitt bio.
See William G. Schroeder bio.
See SEIBEL
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