Blanchard,
Brinker, Kuechenmeister, Leary,
Schulters, Schwan, Trennman
Horace Jones ("H. J.")
Blanchard
HORACE JONES (H J) BLANCHARD b Nov 1859
Canada (ENG) Parents born father New
York mother New Hampshire married
Emilie Brinker March 30,1876 in Portage
County, Wisconsin.
From the Colby Centennial Book 1873-1973
comes the following:
H J BLANCHARD the first on the list is
proprietor of a Grocery, where he keeps
a full supply of groceries, canned
goods, flour, feed, and provisions. The
flour and feed handled by Mr. B is from
celebrated Banner Mills of Marshfield.
Mr. Blanchard also takes the position of
amateur apiarist, having a number of
swarms of ! bees from which he derives
honey enough to supply himself and
customers. He also does quite a business
in buying and selling logs and lumber.
Also sometimes referred to as the "Duke
of Colby" P. 40 1887. Also from
the same book:
Petition circulated to make H H
Blanchard postmaster of a rival "East
Colby" post office 1883 Pgs 65-66
Appointed postmaster in 1897 and in 1901
moved the office to Marathon Co.
He served 19 years P 65-66
Note - the 1900 Census for Marathon Co
Wis. seems to confirm this information as
he is listed as profession postmaster,
age 60 years old married 24 years to
wife Emma with children Horace J, George
W, Pearl, and Bernice. There is
also a servant Mary Schwan age 21 born
Germany Nov 1878 listed with this
In an earlier 1880 Colby, Marathon Co.,
Wisconsin Census He and Emma Brinker are
listed with the following children:
Charles, Myrtle, and Horace J Blanchard.
Son Horace J is sometimes listed as Jr.
and on other documents is listed with
middle name James.
On 1910 Census for Grand Forks, Grand
Forks Co., North Dakota he is listed
as follows:
Blanchard, Horace Lodger Male White age
27 Single B Wis. Parents both b Wi
Under North Dakota Military Men
1917-1918
Roster of the Men and Women who served
in the Army or Naval Service (including
the Marine Corps) of the United States
or its Allies from the State of North
Dakota in the World War 1917-1918 Volume
1 Aaberg to Flagg
Name; Horace James Blanchard
Birth Place Colby, Wisconsin
Parent's Origin of American Parents
Comment: enlisted at Dickinson on Sept.
10,1918,sent to Camp Pike, Ark: served
in Headquarters, Infantry Replacement
and Training Troops, Camp Pike, Ark, to
Sept 10,1918 : 5th Company, 3rd
Battalion, Infantry Central Officers
Training School, Camp Pike, Ark., to
discharge. Discharged at Camp Pike, Ark,
on Dec 8,1918 as a private.
He died Dec 12,1935 and is buried at
Colby Memorial Cemetery, Colby,
Wisconsin
Of the other children of Horace Jones
Blanchard and his wife Emilie (Emma)
Brinker Blanchard listed on the censuses
above only the following is known from
the burial information at Colby Memorial
Cemetery:
Myrtle Blanchard b Mar 1894 d 18 Nov
1894
Pearl (H J) Blanchard only VET is
written
Orrin Jones Blanchard died 8 June 1921
Emma Brinker Blanchard died 1 Aug 1937
The following Blanchards are also buried
at Colby Memorial Cemetery, Colby, Wi:
Edward M Blanchard b 1861 d 1944
Emily A Blanchard b 24 Aug 1832 b 20
Sept 1908
Maude M Blanchard b 1875 d 1938
Orin Hitchcock Blanchard b 22 Jan 1835
d 2 Nov 1900 Born Victory NY died of
apoplexy
Ray C Blanchard b 30 June 1893 d 18
Aug 1949 WW II N.D. Pvt.
There also seems to be another child of
Emilie (Emma) and Horace Jones Blanchard
12. GEORGE WASHINGTON4
BLANCHARD (EMILIE3
BRINKER, CLAUS HEINRICH2,
ADAM HEINRICH1)
was born Jan 1884 in WI. He married
HELEN R. 'BLANCHARD'. She was born
Abt. 1889 in WI.
Notes for GEORGE WASHINGTON BLANCHARD:
1920 Census WI Rock Fulton ED 102 Pg
282A (4 January 1920 John J Leary)
91 102 Blanchard George Head MW 35 M yes
yes Wisconsin Canada (English) Wisconsin
Lawyer
--------------------, Helen R Wife FW 31
M yes yes Wisconsin Wisconsin Wisconsin
--------------------, George Jr Son MW 4
7/12's yes yes Wisconsin Wisconsin
Wisconsin
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More About GEORGE WASHINGTON BLANCHARD:
Census 1: 1880, Colby, Marathon,
Wisconsin 16
Census 2: 1900, WI Marathon Colby ED 83
Pg 125A16
Census 3: 1920, WI Rock Fulton ED 102 Pg
282A16
More About HELEN R. 'BLANCHARD':
Census: 1920, WI Rock Fulton ED 102 Pg
282A16
Child of GEORGE BLANCHARD and HELEN
'BLANCHARD' is:
Emilie (Emma) Brinker Blanchard's family
history is as follows: i. GEORGE5 BLANCHARD,
JR., b. Abt. 1915, WI. More About GEORGE
BLANCHARD, JR.: Census: 1920, WI Rock Fulton
ED 102 Pg 282A16
Descendants of
Adam Heinrich Brinker
1. ADAM HEINRICH1
BRINKER was born 23 Oct 1788 in
Herringhausen, Kingdom of Hannover, and
died 9 Feb 1827. He married MARIE
ELISABETH TRENMANN 13 Oct 1814 in
Ostercappeln..
More About ADAM HEINRICH BRINKER:
Cause of Death: War Wounds
Medical Information: Incurred during the
Napoleonic War.
More About MARIE ELISABETH TRENMANN:
Father: Claus Heinrich Trentmann
Mother: Catherina Maria Gronecks
More About ADAM BRINKER and MARIE TRENMANN:
Marriage: 13 Oct 1814, Ostercappeln.
Children of ADAM BRINKER
and MARIE TRENMANN are:
2. i. CLAUS HEINRICH2 BRINKER, b. 10 Jun
1818, Herringhausen, Kingdom of
Hannover; d. 5 Jan 1905, WI. ii. MARIA
ENGEL BRINKER, b. 12 Oct 1820,
Herringhausen, Kingdom of Hannover. iii.
HEINRICH MATHIAS BRINKER, b. 20 Dec
1822, Herringhausen, Kingdom of
Hannover. iv. BERNHARD PHILIPP BRINKER,
b. 28 Feb 1825, Herringhausen, Kingdom
of Hannover. v. UNKNOWN BRINKER, b.
Herringhausen, Kingdom of Hannover.
2. CLAUS HEINRICH2
BRINKER (ADAM
HEINRICH1)1
was born 10 Jun 1818 in Herringhausen,
Kingdom of Hannover, and died 5 Jan 1905
in WI. He married ANNA MARIE AMELIA
WILMES Abt. 1840 in Paris, France,
daughter of PIERRE WILMES and MARIE
BERNARD. She was born 25 Jan 1818 in
Arlon, Belgium2, and
died 26 Sep 1899 in WI.
Notes for CLAUS HEINRICH BRINKER:
Ostercappeln and Herringhauson are two
small villages closely connected near
Osnabrueck in Hanover Hermany.
Ostercappeln Catholic Church serves both
communities.
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Clause Heinrich Brinker came to America
in 1850. His wife and two daughters,
Mathilde and Marie (Mary) came to New
York in 1851. They moved to Fredonia
Township in Wisconsin about 1852. He
became a naturalized American citizen on
16 October 1856. The papers show his
name as Henry. On Marie Mathilde's birth
certificate, issued in Paris, his name
is shown as Henri..
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1860 Census WI Ozaukee Fredonia ! Pg 715
(29 July 1860 Herman's Schulters)
1190 1007 Henry Brinker 43 M do 1600 300
Hannover
Amalia Brinker 41 F Luxembourg
Mathilda Brinker 11 F France
Henry Brinker 8 M Wisconsin
Karl Brinker 5 M Wisconsin
note - looks like Emilie and Karl were
twins
Emilie Brinker 5 F Wisconsin
Louisa Brinker 1 F Wisconsin
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1870 Census WI Ozaukee Fredonia Pg 73
(31 June 1870 - S. E . Moore)
202 201 Brinker Henry 54 MW Farmer 3500
250 Hanover
-----------------, Amelia 52 FW Keep
House Luxemburg
-----------------, Mathilda 22 FW France
-----------------, Mary 20 FW France
-----------------, Henry Jr 17 MW
Wisconsin
-----------------, Emma 15 FW
Wisconsin
-----------------, Charles 15 MW
Wisconsin
-----------------, Louisa 10 FW
Wisconsin
Gust A. KUECHENMEISTER Self M Male W
30 WI Lawyer/Justice SAXONY SAXONY
Matilda KUECHENMEISTER Wife M Female
W 30 FRANCE Keeps/Hse HANOVER
LUXEMBERG
Clara KUECHENMEISTER Dau's Female W
5 WI WI FRANCE
Florence KUECHENMEISTER Dau's Female
W 3 WI WI FRANCE
Martha M. KUECHENMEISTER Dau's
Female W 1 WI WI FRANCE
Ferdinand KUECHENMEISTER Father W
Male W 50 SAXONY Stone Mason SAXONY
SAXONY
Henry BRINKER FatherL M Male W 60
HANOVER Tailor HANOVER HANOVER
Census Place Kewaskum, Washington,
Wisconsin
Fam! ily History Library Film
1255450
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This is a transcription of a hand
written three page letter on the
life of Heinrich Brinker written by
his daughter, Mrs. G.A.
Kuechenmeister (Mathilde Marie) at
the time of her father's death
Heinrich Brinker died last Friday at
the home of his daughter, Mrs. G.A.
Kuechenmeister, after a brief
illness. A few days previous to his
death, he slipped on the kitchen
floor and this fall together with
old age, hastened his death.
Heinrich Brinker was born June 16,
1818, at Oanabrueck, Hanover,
Germany. When he was 6 yrs of age
his father died and he was adopted
by a Catholic priest, in whose home
he spent a happy childhood, and
where he attended school until he
attained age 14 yrs (he was one of
13 children). After his confirmation
his mother was summoned to a c!
ouncil that was to decide what trade
he should be apprenticed, and he
being the eldest child, she decided
that he should learn his father's
trade, that of tailoring. After
having served his master faithfully
for the term of his apprenticeship,
he took up his staff as
"Handwerksburcche" and set out into
the great, strange world. He took a
southwestern course from his native
town until he reached Crefeld, and
from there traveled 2 yrs through
the Rhine country, making longer and
shorter stays at Elberfeld,
Duessildorf, Salingen, Cablentz,
Bingen, and many other places. He
spent 2 yrs in Switzerland, making
his longest stay in Schoffhauses,
Zuerich, Appenzell, Lucerne, Bern,
and Neufchatel. From Lausanne he
entered France. After spending
several months at different minor
towns, he reached Paris where, with
the exception of 6 mos spent at
Lyons, he lived 15 yrs.
Besides working at his trade he took
up the studies of phrenology and
history, frequenting places where
lectures! were given on these and
kindred subjects. In this way he
became acquainted with many noted
men among whom he counted Heinrich
Heine as an intimate acquaintance.
It was here that he married Anna
Marie Amelia Wilmes. Here 4 children
were born to them as follows: Elise
and Heinrich (who died in infancy),
Mathilde Marie (Mrs. G.A.
Kuechenmeister) and Marie (Mrs.
Peter Bechius).
After the fall of Louis Phillippe in
1848 he took an active part in the
anti-Napoleonic movement and one
day, being informed that his name
appeared on the list of persons to
be arrested for political activity,
he fled to America where he was
joined 6 months later by his family.
Together with Jacques Reding and
wife, M. Audier, Francois Bernard
and another French family by the
name of Le Spre, they all came to
Wisconsin where they bought 120
acres of land in the town of
Fredonia, Ozaukee County. Before
many weeks passed it was apparent
that not one of the small band was
fitted to force a livelihood! from
the wilderness and all went
elsewhere to seek more congenial
occupations. His wife, preferred to
remain on the farm with the
children. He bought up the shares of
his friends and established a home
for them, then went to Chicago where
he conducted a merchant tailoring
establishment from 1853 until 1865.
Then he spent 9 yrs on his farm in
Fredonia, and after that 5 yrs at
Colby and since 1879 he has lived
with his children, Mr. and Mrs. G.
A. Keuchenmeister at Kewaskum and
West Bend, where he died on the6th
day of January 1905, age 86 yrs, 6
months, and 20 days. Mrs. Brinker
preceded her husband in death in
September 1899. In addition to the
children above mentioned, he left
his surviving sons, Henry and
Charles, now of Oregon, Emma (Mrs.
H.J. Blanchard) of Colby Wisconsin,
and Louisa (Mrs. Deane) of Chicago,
and 26 grand children.
More About CLAUS HEINRICH
BRINKER:
Burial: 7 Jan 1905, Union Cem. West
Bend, Ozaukee, WI3
Census 1: 1860, WI Ozaukee Fredonia
Pg 715
Census 2: 1870, WI Ozaukee Fredonia
Pg 73
Census 3: 1880, Kewaskum,
Washington, Wisconsin
Colby Centenial Book 1873-1973
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