JOHN, Alfred C.

1857 - 1936  (78 years)

• Name	JOHN, Alfred C.
  Born	7 Feb 1857	Wisconsin
  	According to headstone in cemetery.
  Gender	Male
  Died	2 Jan 1936	Wisconsin
  	According to headsone in cemetery.
  Buried	Gillett, Oconto County, Wisconsin
  	Wanderer’s Rest Cemetery
  Person ID	I2195	Shepard and John Tree
  Last Modified	17 Feb 2019

  
  

  Father	JOHN, Sergeant Fredrick William,   b. 3 Mar 1827, Alt Raden, Posen, Prussia ,   d. 22 Jul 1910, Gillett, Oconto County, Wisconsin  (Age 83 years)
  Mother	DEDRICH, Johanna (Josie) C.,   b. 8 May 1830, Braunschweig, Lower Saxony, Germany ,   d. 30 Apr 1908, Gillett, Oconto County, Wisconsin  (Age 77 years)
  Married	21 Nov 1852	Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  	by Oliver Parsons, Justice of Peace
  Notes	Celebrate Golden Wedding Is What F.W. John and Wife Did Last Saturday. F.W. John, the genial and popular postmaster of Gillett, and his wife celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of their wedding at their home, in the west part of the village, last Saturday. Those present to enjoy the festivities of the day were all their children and grand-children and a few old time friends whom they had known for years. Mr. and Mrs. John have been residents of Gillett for more than forty years and possibly no couple of the county have a wider acquantance than they have. Mr. John is in his 76th year. He was a native of Prussia. He served his adopted country through the war of the Rebellion. Mrs. John’s maiden name was Johanna Diedrich. She was born in Brunswick. They were married in Milwaukee in 1852. They have five children living, fifteen grand-children and one great grand-child. They received numerous congratulations by mail and telegram and were the recipients of many substantial and beautiful gifts from relatives and friends both at home and abroad, a few of which came from far off Germany. GOLDEN WEDDING Postmaster John and wife celebrated their golden wedding anniversary Sat. Nov. 28, 1902 at the old homestead in the west part of the village by inviting to their home for the day all the children and grandchildren and a few intimate friends. Mr. and Mrs. John a fine old German couple are Wisconsin pioneers having lived in Gillett more than 40 years. Mr. John a native of Prussia is in his 75th year, is still vigorous and hearty and did service for the country of his adoption throughout the war of the rebellion. Mrs. John whose maiden name is Johanna Diedrich was born in Brunswick is in her 73rd year is sprightly, kindly, and loveable. They have five living children, fifteen grandchildren and one great-grandchild. They received numerous congratulations both by mail and telegram and were recipients of many substantial and beautiful presents from relatives and friends both at home and abroad, a few of which came from far as Germany. Both Grandpa and Grandma John as everyone calls them are charitable, generous to a fault everybody knows them everybody likes them and The Times joins everybody in wishing them many years yet of health, peace, prosperity and contentment. Gillett Times. [3, 5]
  Family ID	F1750	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	GALE, Hattie,   b. 13 Apr 1860,   d. 28 May 1947, Wisconsin  (Age 87 years)
  Married	26 May 1879	Gillett, Oconto County, Wisconsin   [6]
  Notes	Oconto County Reporter May 26 1880 [according to the marriage registration is was 1879]. Married at Gillett Centre, Mr. P. H. Plumb and Miss Lucy Gillett, also at the same time and place, Mr. A. John and Miss Hattie Gale. -------------------- Children’s names culled from various federal census records.
  Children	1. JOHN, Calvin Covey,   b. 1881,   d. 1958  (Age 77 years)   2. JOHN, Hattie E.,   b. Abt 1884   3. JOHN, Alfreda,   b. 1888, Oconto County, Wisconsin ,   d. 13 Sep 1896, Oconto County, Wisconsin  (Age 8 years)   4. JOHN, Eva L.,   b. Abt 1890,   d. 1975  (Age ~ 85 years)   5. JOHN, Mildred,   b. Abt 1904
  Last Modified	20 Jan 2007
  Family ID	F1752	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  Alfred John and his family Back row: Eva, Calvin, Hattie; front row: Alfred, Mildred and Hattie John. Image shared by RHinz, a cousin.

  
  

• Notes

  Oconto County Reporter; Volume: 14, Issue: 50 Date published: 1885-10-03 The following is a list of the cases to be disposed of during the October term of the district court of this county, to be holden at the court house in this city beginning Monday next: Criminal Calendar State of Wisconsin vs. A. C. John Oconto County Reporter , Sept. 25, 1896 Gillett Mr. and Mrs. A. C. John mourn the loss of their little daughter Alfreda, aged 8 years, who died Sunday evening, Sept. 13, of diphtheria, after an illness of about two weeks. The sorrowing parents have the sympathy of many friends in their sad bereavement. Oconto County Reporter , Feb. 25, 1898  BRIEFLY MENTIONED  A young man named Fredenberg, logging on the Indian reservation, while on his way to camp, sickened and died, being found on the ice by his fellow-workmen, where he had cut a hole through which to procure a drink of water. The body was taken to Gillett, where an inquest was held last Friday before Justice Finnegan, the following comprising the jury: N. Henter, Willaim Warner, L. Hanstedt, A. C. John, John Wranovsky, M. Lang, who rendered a verdict in accordance with the above facts. --------------- Date of birth not confirmed with actual records, Alfred’s and Henry’s dates of birth are too close together - one of them is incorrect.

  
  

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