The note from his grandson says John was born in Switzerland about 1806. The censuses show him born from 1809 to 1817 and born in Saxony, Germany, Holland, and Baden.
The Christiana Thies Story
(abt 1818 - aft 1880)2 March 2007
Dear Children,
Tonight I want to tell you about one of your great-great-great-great-grandmothers. Do you have any idea how many of those you have? If you figure it out let me know.
Christiana Thies (At least I think that was her name!) was born in a little town in Hanover, Germany called Salzhemmendorf. Salzhemmendorf is a village in Hamelin-Pyrmont district, in the province of Hanover in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is about 12 miles east of the city of Hamelin. Do you remember that town from the story of the pied piper? Perhaps he led the children through Salzhemmendorf.. Think of Christianna when you read that story. Salzhemmendorf is famous as a health resort. Hanover was the Kingdom of Hannover in the early 1800's when Christianna was born there. It became a province of Prussia in 1866 and then part of Germany after unification of Germany in 1871. When Christiana lived there her country was Hannover, not Germany.
Our Nana's sister, Aunt Dorothy White, told us that her great grandmother, Christiana, was an unwed mother and that she came to this country with two little girls, our ancestor Dorothea and a little red-headed sister. Until very recently there was a certain amount of shame involved for a woman who was not married and had children. The shame centered only on the woman and not on the man who fathered the children. This shame may have been part of the reason Christianna came to America. But the shame came with her. When our Aunt Dorothy told us about Christiana, this is how she began, "History may reveal skeletons, so adults please read before releasing to children." She was talking about her grandmother, Henrietta Dorothea. She continued, "This grandmother was a dear little lady who had the misfortune of being an illegitimate child. As I remember it, she had a red-headed illegitmate sister. When she came to this country great grandmother (Christiana) became a law-abiding citizen." Another place we can sense the shame is on the 1850 census. Christiana has married and is shown on the census with only her husband, even though Henrietta Dorthea would have been only 9 years old at the time and the little red-headed sister is nowhere to be found either.
I believe Christiana may have been a seamstress and probably supported herself that way until she married John Kalt. I think this because two of her daughters were seamstresses, Dorothy and Christiana. It was a fairly common occupation for single woman in that time as ready made clothes were scarce.
You may wonder, "How do you know she is our ancestor?" I'll tell you how I found her and why I'm sure she is your 4g grandmother and you will learn a little bit about how to do genealogy.
1) I knew your 3g grandfather's name from Nana and Aunt Dorothy and where he lived. That was Peter Nicklas. They told me Peter's wife was Dorothy or Henrietta or Harriet.
2) I looked online, found his marriage record, and ordered a copy. The Grant County, Wisconsin marriage record gave her name as Doratha L. H. Schlucke. It showed the names of her parents. Not all marriage records show that information so I was very lucky. It said her mother was Christina Colt and her father, Mr. Schlucke.
3) I have a photo album kept by Addie Nicklas, Dorothy's (or Harriet's or Henrietta's) daughter. In it I found a lovely photo of a woman named Christianna Kalt. Hmm ...Colt, Kalt, Chistina, Christiana, very similar.
4) I found a marriage record on line for John Kalde and Christine Tiece, 23 Jul 1848. Again, the spellings are a little different but similar and the date is approximately right.
5) I followed Christianna and John in the Grant County, Wisconsin census and this is what I found:
a) 1850 - Eastern Grant County -John, a shoemaker, and Christianna Colt, both born in Germany and married within the year.
b) 1860 - Hazel Green - John , a boot and shoemaker born in Saxony, and Christena Kalt, born in Hanover, and their four children, Mary J., August, Christena, and Louise.
c) 1870 - Hazel Green - John, a shoemaker born in Baden, and Christiana Kaulte, born in Switzerland, and their four children, Mary J., Augustine, Christiana, and Louise.
d) 1880 - Beetown - John, a shoemaker born in Holland, and Christine, born in Prussia, and two children, Christiana and Louise.
Notice all the different spellings of Kalt and all the different places of birth. But the names and ages of children, I omitted the ages here, make it read almost like a string of DNA. I became quite sure I had the right family. Those kinds of problems make genealogy a fun and challenging puzzle. It's a thrill to finally put the pieces together. From the census records I concluded the photo I have of Chistiana was the daughter, not the mother. The album also has a photo of August Kalt, her son, and his wife.
6) The final piece of evidence, I ordered the death certificate for Dorothy or Henrietta or Harriet Nicklas. It gave her mother's name as Christiana Thies and her father's name as ... August Thies! That's genealogy. Whenever you solve one mystery you open another. I discovered that the spelling Thies is much more common than Tiece, so I'm going with Thies.
But the Christiana Thies on Dorothy's death record is clearly the same person as the Christine Tiece who married John Kalde in 1848, and the Chistiana Kalt whose children's pictures appear in their half-sister's, Addie's, photo album. I hope you followed all that!The fact that I have photographs of two of Christiana's children from John Kalt in Addie's photo album leads me to believe Christiana did not desert her first children even though they are not listed on the 1850 census with her. A good relationship must have been maintained between the two sets.
Here is a little bit about Christiana's children:
Dorothy or Henrietta or Harriet Schlucke is our ancestor. More about her later.
The little red-headed sister mentioned by Aunt Dorothy., one of Christiana's descendants I have correspended with believed her name was Carrie.Christiana and John's first child, Mary Jane married William Hutchcroft from England. They farmed in Glen Haven in Grant County, Wisconsin and had three children, Lester, Oscar, and Elsie. Lester became a state health officer.
Christiana and John's second child, August Kalt, married Anna Amelia Carlton. He farmed in Bloomington in Grant County. They had three children, Albert, Leonard, and Edith. Albert became a physician and practiced in California.
Christiana and John's third child, Christiana, never married. She was a dress maker like her half-sister, Dorothy or Henrietta or Harriet. She lived over the years with various nieces and nephews and may have helped them go to college.
Christiana and John's fourth child, Louisa married Lewis Taylor in 1888 and had at least three children.
So here ends the story of your fouth great grandmother, Christiana Thies. She was born in Germany and came to America in shame as a young unwed mother with two small children. She redeemed herself by making a good marriage and raising a second, respectable family in Grant County, Wisconsin. You can be sure it was not an easy life.
Here is how you are related to Christiana Thies. Christiana had Dorothy or Henrietta or Harriet Schlucke. Dorothy or Henrietta or Harriet married Peter Nicklas and had Anna Adelaide Nicklas (Addie). Addie married Wesley White and had Helen White (Nana). Nana married Harold Stevens and had Paul Stevens. Paul married me and had Dawne. Dawne married your daddy and had...Sarah, Hannah, Timmy and Becky!
So Hooray for Christiana Thies!
Love Granny
"Thies" is from children George's and Dorothy's death certificates.
Per death certificate Frank died of chronic endocarditis.
THE LOYAL TRIBUNE – 10 January 1907
Frank Pierce and son Roy of the town of Eaton and Norman Brown of the town of Loyal left for Rib Lake Monday to take charge of a camp for the John Mathe Lumber Co.
The 1930 census shows Martha working as a trimmer at a saw mill.
1860 Census-daughter Ann, 16, born in NY - daughter Phebee W. , 9, born in Wisc. Indicates Warren Pierce came to Wisconsin after 1844 and before 1851. But he didn't marry Jane til 1849. Ann must be his daughter from a previous marriage (to Lucy M. Streeter in 1844.)
1860 Census says very clearly that Warren was born in Vermont.
Occupation - "Farmer" - value of Real estate - $300.00. Value of personal Estate - $200.00.
Also listed in the Warren Pierce household on the 1860 Census is Sarah Willard, age 13, born in NY.
We have determined this is the niece of his wife, Jane.
1850 Census - Waterloo, WI - two of Warren's brothers, George and Abel are listed.
It appears the sister of Abel's wife, Harriet Vanderpool, married Charles Streeter, a probable brother to Warren's 1st wife, Lucy Streeter.
1850Census - Warren is listed in Dane Co, York twsp.
His name is misspelled "Orrin Peirce"
but family gives him away and living next door is Eliza, Jane's sister!1855 Wi State Census - Jefferson Co., Waterloo, p. 10
According to "A History of Portland" Warren Pierce manufactured pumps.
1 SEP 1857 There is a record of Warren purchasing 40 acres of land in Adams County. I found it on Cyndi's List.com
A Warren Pierce, laborer, born abt 1822 in Vermont, is on the 1880 census index for Lyndon, Caledonia Co., VT. His wife is Sarah M. Pierce.
Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
Warren PIERCE Self M Male W 58 VT Laborer VT VT
Sarah M. PIERCE Wife M Female W 53 VT VT VTFound this in Ancestry:
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Name: Warren Pierce
Gender: Male
Birth Date: abt 1821
Birth Place: St Johnsbury
Marriage Date: 2 May 1894
Marriage Place: Westmore, Vermont, USA
Marriage Age: 73
Card Type: Groom
Father Name: Warren Pierce
Spouse Name: Jane Labay
PIERCE, JANE S
Eaton--Township 26N, Range 3W Clark County, Wisconsin - First Owner's Plat Maphttp://wvls.lib.wi.us/ClarkCounty/clark/land/26_2W_EatonN.htm
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This 1880 plat map shows Joseph's land in Section 5
Another shows land in section 15
HUNTER, JOHN TThe BLM patent document gives the middle initial 'B' for Joseph.
From BLM site: "Military Warrant
From 1788 to 1855 the United States granted military bounty land warrants as a reward for military service. These patents were issued in various denominations and based upon the rank and length of service. They were often assigned to heirs or other individuals. "The Todhunter's son Joseph died in the Civil War.
Many Clark County documents show the name as "Hunter" or T Hunter" rather than Todhunter.
Joseph was in the 24th Wisconsin Infantry
Loyal Tribune News Mrs. GEO. TUCKER had a slight attack of tonsillitis the first of the week.
Among those who were Loyal callers Saturday were MR. and MRS. HENRY MATHISON, Mr. and Mrs. Sid Smith, Mrs. S. DeMouth and children, MRS. E. N. COX and Mrs. Sam Simmons.
(Loyal Tribune/10 December 1914)Postcard from Aunt Gladyes to her niece Mable Braden Adams, postmark Mar 1955 Downs, KANS., copy in files of D.Z.Stevens:
Dear Ones - I got a message Feb. 27 that your Aunt Mabel had passed away that A.M. The funeral was to be Mar.2 in P.M. I did not go as I was not well enough and the weather uncertain. I would rather remember her as I last saw her at your old home down on the creek in the year you were born. Isn't it dreadful for sisters to be parted that long? Have you seen Uncle Roy lately? He (doesn't?) write so I know nothing about him. We are the only ones left of the family circle. We are having spring like weather after some very severe cold winter. Expect we will have some more before Mar. is gone. Amos and I both have high blood pressure so do not feel too good. Have to diet, no salt at all. Hope you are all well and enjoying your new daughter. Love to all.
Lovingly, Aunt Gladyes
This person is dead.
From wayne Olsen:
Listed in LDS Ancestral File, AFN: 1DQW-B36
From the Internet www.familytreemaker.com Homepage of Debbie Beechy, debecobe@pionet.net:
"Unknown first name Bouslaugh: It is unknown who the father of these three brothers are. Bouslog family history says that 3 brothers, John, Boston, and Rawley, were stowaways on a ship. Bouslaugh's (word of mouth) says that 11 brothers came from France. History of Monona Co. IA says that there was a Sebastian Bouslaugh, Sr. who came from the Alps in Switzerland. Bowslaugh family says that a Jacob Boschlagt came from the German-Swiss border area and emigrated to MD before the Revolutionary War. He later moved to Berks Co., PA, near Reading. Notice the different spellings of the 3 brothers. The spellings have been about 40 variations. The list of the children of Jacob Boschlagt includes Sebastian, John, Jacob, Hettie, Sally, Magdaline, and Peter. "
From article passed by Debbie Beechy, debecobe@pionet.net:
Bouslogs emigrated from the Provence of Lorraine, France. They spoke German due to the fact that Provence was successively German and French. It was originally spelled Bois-du-Lac. Later it was shortened to Boislac. German influence made it Bouslog or Bouslogue, Bauschlag, Bouslough, Boschlag, Buchlog.
It was a family long established in that region - which was part of Gaul and figured in the Crusades. The name was derived from the fact that its founder lived in or near the woods on a lake. Bois - woods, du of oron, Lac - lake.
The family were of Huguenot faith. Some of the name are still living in this region, according to one of the descendants who visited France.
The Blazon of Arms born by the Bouslog family is: "Or, a bend azure."
An expert advises us that a thorough search of Continental Armories has revealed only one Coat of Arms appropriate for this family, and it was borne by a fourtheenth century Seigneur de la Perede Boisse de Lac. This achievement is recorded in the Grand Armorial de France.
The farthest back members of the Bouslog family were three brothers born in Germany (Alsace-Lorraine) - John, Boston and probably Rolla. John, the oldest, born in 1756, grew up to manhood and was compelled to serve in the army of the German Princes. When he came home on furlough he told his father he was never going back to the army; that he did not want his two younger brothers to be forced to suffer as he had; that the three of them would leave the country secretly and escape to America. The three brothers left over their parent's protests, escaped to some port, and stowed away on a ship bound for America. They concealed themselves until they were well on the way and landed in New York.
They talked things over and decided that one should go North, another West and another South. After the lapse of a year, they planned to return to New York and decide what part of the country was best suited for their permanent location. John and Boston, the two who had gone South and West, came back. They waited six months, but the brother who had gone North, never appeared. They are not sure of the name of the missing brother - Peter Bowslaugh.
The brothers went to Huntingdon County and Bedford County, PA, then western VA in 1796. The next we know of them they and their families had settled in Grandville, 3 miles west of Morgantown, VA, now West VA. John was a miller.
Info from Ernie Bouslaugh ltr to Audrey Delaney of Oct 26, 1985:
" ..I am trying to trace my earliest ancestor, Sebastian Bouslough,Jr., but am not having too much luck. So far as we have discovered is that he supposedly emigrated from Switzerland to the American colonies about 1764, at age 19. We have evidence of his settling in Huntingdon County, PA, and in 1812 having a legal separation from his wife. That was rather amusing - he signed over his estate to her and her heirs, and she was to pay him $30 per year for the rest of his life. He left with his sorrel mare, his colt, a cow and his bed. Nowhere can I find an exact date of birth nor country of birth, and while I discovered that he died in Henry County, Indiana in 1841, cannot come up with a definite date nor exact place of burial. "
Info from Ralph Walker Bowslaugh of Burlington Ontario, via Audrey Delaney: Annotation indicated these records came from Ralph's grandfather Edward Watson Bowslaugh.
Jacob Bouslaugh (Boschlagt)... came from the German-Swiss border area. Emigrated to Maryland before the Revolutionary War. Later moved to Berks County, PA, near Reading. Had 4 sons and 3 daughters:
Sebastian 1745 ... married Esther Rench
John .. married Miss Hileman, moved to Peru Indiana and had family of 5
Jacob ... died childless near Reading, PA
Hattie ... married Hileman and died childless
Sally ... married Hileman and died childless
Magdaline married John Ingleheart, emigrated to Canada and died at Winona, Ontario
Peter... born 1756 died 1848. Married Mary Browse. Had a large family but we only have the names of 5: John, Catharine, Christina, Peter jr., and Jacob. Peter and his family emigrated from an area near Hollidaysburg, PA and came to Canada. They setttled on a farm in North Grimsby Township about 1798. ...Jacob Bouslaugh (Boschlagt)
"Chas" is per WWI draft card.
Greely Manual says Amos was the son of Theron and Julia Christien (Chapin) Davis