Surnames: Mais, Meir, Welsch, Seidel, Haney

----Sources: Colby Phonograph (Colby, Clark County, Wis.) 11 May 1899, Family Records

Mais, Emma (Marriage - 10 May 1899)

The first marriage license issued in Clark county was to Henry Welsch, Jr., a notice of whose marriage with Miss Emma Mais will be found in the Unity Units. [newspaper column] Henry and his bride have hosts of friends here who will endorse all that is said in the "Units."

Family Notes

Emma Dora Mais was born 5 May 1876 in Two Rivers, Manitowac, Wisconsin and died 11 July 1966 in Colby, Marathon, Wisconsin.  Henry Jacob Welsch was born 9 May 1869 and died 5 Dec 1954.

Wisconsin Marriages

Henry Welsch
groom's birthplace: Mosel, Wis
bride's name: Emma Meir (Mais)
bride's birthplace: Two Rivers, Wis.
marriage date: 10 May 1899
marriage place: Colby, Clark, Wisconsin
groom's father's name: Henry Welsch
groom's mother's name: Emma Seidel
bride's father's name: Stephen Meir (Mais)
bride's mother's name: Margareta Haney
groom's race: White
bride's race: White

1900 Federal Census, ED 16 Beaver & Unit towns, Clark, Wisconsin, United States, pg. 14, family 253

Emma D Welsch, white, married, female
father's birthplace: Wisconsin
mother's birthplace: Wisconsin
marital status: Married
years married: 1
estimated marriage year: 1899
mother how many children: 1
number living children: 1

Household Members
head Henry J Welsch M 31 Wisconsin
wife Emma D Welsch F 24 Wisconsin
daughter Nola L Welsch F 0 Wisconsin

1905 Wisconsin State Census, Unity, Clark, Wisconsin, pg. 496, line 96

Steven Mais, white, married, male
marital status: Married
place of birth: parent 1: Germany
place of birth: parent 2: Germany

Household Members
head Steven Mais M 53y Wisconsin
wife Margaret Mais F 50y Wisconsin
son Paul Mais M 24y Wisconsin

1940 Federal Census, Colby, Colby City, Clark, Wisconsin, United States, enumeration district number: 10-4, family 108, line 54

Emma Welsch, white, married female

residence in 1935: Same House

Household Members
head Henry Welsch M 71 Wisconsin
wife Emma Welsch F 64 Wisconsin