Hilger, John August

1863 - 1958  (94 years)    Has 4 ancestors and more than 100 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	Hilger, John August
  Born	8 Oct 1863	Fussville, Waukesha , Wisconsin, USA
  Gender	Male
  Biography	1911
  History of Outagamie County, Wisconsin Page 1147
  JOHN AUGUST HILGER, an energetic citizen and practical agriculturist of Outagamie county, cultivating a tract of eighty-seven acres in Greenville township, was born in Menominee township, Waukesha county, Wisconsin, October 8, 1863, and is a son of William Joseph and Clara (Ulman) Hilger. The, father was born November 1, 1817, at Ulheim on the Rhein, Germany, and came to the United States in 1842-3, locating in Menominee township, Waukesha county, where he worked for others. Industrious and persevering in whatever he undertook, he at once started working for others, but during the following year his father came to this country and bought land, and William J. went to work for him. At the time of his father's death he became the owner of eighty acres of land, to which he added from time to time, until when he died he was the owner of 200 acres of fine land, in addition to having $6,000 drawing interest, and other property. He served as assessor and on the board of supervisors of his township and was a well known and highly respected citizen. Mr. Hilger was married at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to Miss Clara Ulman, also a native of Ulheim on the Rhein, where she was born in 1827, and they had a family of twelve children, of whom John August was the sixth in order of birth. He received a common school education at Fussville, Waukesha county, and at the age of twenty-one years began working for his father. One and one-half years later he commenced renting land on which to farm, and two years later moved to Outagamie county and rented his father-in-law's farm for two years. He then bought his present farm of eighty-seven acres in Greenville township, which at that time was very much neglected, the buildings poor and the soil unfertile. The latter trouble has been remedied by scientific methods, Mr. Hilger being an expert in crop rotation, while the former defect was obliterated by replacing the old buildings with new ones, his residence being especially handsome and fitted with all modern conveniences. He carries on general farming and also does some dairying and stock raising, devoting his entire time and attention to his farm. In politics he is independent, and he and Mrs. Hilger are members of the Greenville Roman Catholic Church. On October 21, 1891, Mr. Hilger was married to Effie K. Hauf, who was born in Ellington township, Outagamie county, January 12, 1866, daughter of William and Theresa (Freis) Hauf, the former born in Rhine Province, near a town in Germany, and the latter in Bavaria. They were married in Menominee township, Waukesha county, Wisconsin. Mr. Hauf had come to the United States in the later '50s, going direct to Milwaukee, and worked for other people, then coming to Outagamie county and purchasing land in Ellington township. He resided on this farm until his retirement, when he removed to Appleton, where his wife died two years later and he returned to the old homestead. He died in 1907, having been the father of nine children, Mrs. Hilger being the eighth in order of birth. She received a public school education in Ellington, and later attended a parochial school in Greenville township. Mr. and Mrs. Hilger have had twelve children, as follows: Clara, William Joseph, Michael Leonard, Charles Henry, Irene, Cecelia, Veronica, John, Edwin, Margaret, Angeline and Adeline, all being at home except Angeline, who is deceased.
  	Hilger, John August Biography from History of Outagamie County, Wisconsin; 1911.
  Died	2 Jun 1958	Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Obituary	3 Jun 1958
  Appleton Post Crescent
  Page 12
  	Hilger, John A. Obituary APPLETON POST CRESCENT 6/3/1958
  Buried	St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery, Greenville, Wisconsin, USA
  Person ID	I141023	1FamilyTree | PaulWest45278, DougDietzen123958
  Last Modified	12 Oct 2015

  
  

  Father	Hilger, Wilhelm Joseph,   b. 11 Jan 1817, Ludendorf, Ollheim, Germany ,   d. 9 Apr 1897, Fussville, Waukesha , Wisconsin, USA  (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Ulmann, Anna Clara,   b. 21 Jan 1828, Ludendorf, Ollheim, Germany ,   d. 29 Dec 1912, Fussville, Waukesha , Wisconsin, USA  (Age 84 years)
  Family ID	F47627	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Hanf, Eva Katherine,   b. 12 Jan 1866, Ellington, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 4 Mar 1919, Greenville, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 53 years)
  Married	21 Oct 1890	St. Mary Catholic Church, Greenville, Wisconsin, USA
  Children	+ 1. Hilger, Clara Maria,   b. 14 Nov 1891, Fussville, Waukesha , Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 18 Dec 1962, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 71 years)   2. Hilger, William Joseph,   b. 19 Mar 1893, Ellington, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 27 Nov 1962, Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, USA  (Age 69 years)   3. Hilger, Michael Leonard,   b. 6 Oct 1894, Ellington, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 12 Aug 1980, Prelate, Saskatchewan, Canada  (Age 85 years) + 4. Hilger, Carl H.,   b. 28 Dec 1895, Greenville, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 5 Nov 1967, Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, USA  (Age 71 years) + 5. Hilger, Irene,   b. Abt Nov 1897, Greenville, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 29 Mar 1927, Swift Current, , Saskatchewan, Canada  (Age ~ 29 years) + 6. Hilger, Cecilia,   b. 7 Nov 1898, Greenville, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 26 Dec 1974, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 76 years) + 7. Hilger, Veronica Catherine,   b. 22 Jun 1900, Greenville, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 7 Apr 1975, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 74 years) + 8. Hilger, John Edwin,   b. 9 Dec 1901, Greenville, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 16 Jan 1961, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 59 years)   9. Hilger, Edwin A.,   b. 17 Jan 1904, Greenville, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 31 Jan 1949  (Age 45 years)   10. Hilger, Margaret,   b. 1 Sep 1905, Greenville, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 8 Jan 1996, Leader, Saskatchewan, Canada  (Age 90 years)   11. Hilger, Angeline Suzana,   b. 26 Aug 1907, Greenville, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 19 Sep 1907, Greenville, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 0 years) + 12. Hilger, Adeline Agnes,   b. 18 Apr 1909, Greenville, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 4 Dec 1968, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 59 years)
  Last Modified	1 May 2010
  Family ID	F40174	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map	Load the map	Born - 8 Oct 1863 - Fussville, Waukesha , Wisconsin, USA Married - 21 Oct 1890 - St. Mary Catholic Church, Greenville, Wisconsin, USA Died - 2 Jun 1958 - Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA Buried - - St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery, Greenville, Wisconsin, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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