Family - Jacob Dessloch (1874 - 1936)

Colby, Clark County, Wisconsin

His parents:

Jacob Dessloch (1847 - 1931) , was born in Mimbach, Pfalz, Bavaria March 13, 1847.  He immigrated with his parents, April 15, 1857. He had 2 sister and a brother. One brother and one sister lived and died in Sheboygan Co. The other married a Christian Shunk. They died in Marshfield, Wood Co.

He married Barbara Raeder in Sheboygan Co., Wis., July 25, 1869.  Barbara was born in Hesse Darmstadt, Germany July 18, 1850.  Barbara died June 18, 1883 in Tn. Rhine, Sheboygan Co., Wis., at 32 years of age. 

            Jacob died Jan. 12, 1931 in Tn. Rhine, Sheboygan Co., Wis., at 83 years of age.

            Jacob Dessloch and Barbara Raeder had the following 8 children:

Ludwig Dessloch was born in Tn. Rhine, Sheboygan Co., Wis. April 30, 1870. He married Caroline Zimmermann in Tn. Rhine, Sheboygan Co., Wis., May 14, 1901. Caroline was born in Tn. Rhine, Sheboygan Co., Wis. April 30, 1872. She was the daughter of John Zimmermann and Paulina Fischer. Caroline died Oct. 8, 1963 in Tn. Rhine, Sheboygan Co., Wis., at 91 years of age. Ludwig died July 2, 1953 in Tn. Rhine, Sheboygan Co., Wis., at 83 years of age.

Katherina Dessloch was born in Tn. Rhine, Sheboygan Co. Sept. 29, 1871. She married Louis Ritter in Sheboygan Co., Wis., Oct 28, 1899. Louis was born in Germany Sept. 1866. He immigrated in 1893. The deaths of Katherina and Louis have not been found yet. Most likely, they died around Sheboygan Co.

Katherina and Louis Ritter had the following children:

            Arno Ritter was born in Sheboygan Co., Wis. May 26, 1900.  Arno died Mar. 23, 1973 in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, at 72 years of age.

            Walter Ritter was born in Sheboygan, Wisconsin July 2, 1901.  Walter died Jun. 16, 1976 in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, at 74 years of age.

            Edgar Ritter was born in Sheboygan, Wisconsin Jun. 12, 1907.  Edgar died Jun. 23, 1966 in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, at 59 years of age.

Elisabeth Dessloch was born in Tn. Rhine, Sheboygan Co., Wis. Feb. 14, 1873.  Elisabeth died April 19, 1874 in Tn. Rhine, Sheboygan Co., Wis., at 1 year of age.

Jacob Dessloch was born Aug. 28, 1874 in Sheboygan Co.  and died Feb. 19, 1936 in Colby., at 61 years of age.

He married Anna M. Gessert  in Sheboygan Co., Wis., April 6, 1899.  Annaxe "{XE \"Gessert\:Anna (1875-1953)\"}" was born in Tn. Rhine, Sheboygan Co., Wis. Oct. 8, 1875.  She was the daughter of Val. George and Anna Margaretha Mayerxe "{XE \"Mayer\:Anna Margaretha (1832-1895)\"}".  Annaxe "{XE \"Gessert\:Anna (1875-1953)\"}" died Feb. 22, 1953 in Colby, Wis., at 77 years of age. Both of their obits. Are posted on the Clark Co. website.

       Jacob Dessloch and Anna had the following children:

       Nathan Dessloch was born in Tn. Beaver, Clark Co. Wis. Feb. 8, 1900.  Nathan died July 24, 1975 in Colby, Wis., at 75 years of age.

       Stella Dessloch was born in Tn. Beaver, Clark Co. Wis. Mar. 9, 1905. We know nothing of her marriage, family and death.

       Elias was born abt. 1908.  Elias died Nov. 1986 in Prairie Du Chien, Wis., at 78 years of age. He was a doctor.

Henrietta Dessloch was born in Sheboygan Co. Feb. 2, 1877.  Henrietta died May 17, 1886 in Sheboygan Co., Wis., at 9 years of age.

Julie Dessloch was born in Sheboygan Co. in1879. She married Ludwig Kuhn in Sheboygan Co., Wis., April 21, 1901.  Ludwig was born in Tn. Rhine, Sheboygan Co., Wis. Feb. 23, 1869, into a large family from Guntersblum, Hesse Darmstadt He was the son of George Kuhn and Gertrude Naab, another Guntersblum family.  Ludwig died July 17, 1948 in Tn. Rhine, Sheboygan Co., Wis., at 79 years of age. Julie’s death is still unfound; around Sheboygan Co.

            Julie Dessloch and Ludwig Kuhn had the following children:

                        Milton Kuhn was born in Tn. Rhine, Sheboygan Co., Wis. Jan. 17, 1905.    Milton died June 13, 1991 in Los Angeles, California, at 86 years of age.

                        Raymond Kuhn was born in Tn. Rhine, Sheboygan Co., Wis. Aug. 18,       1906. He died Sept. 27, 2000 in Neenah, Wis. at 94 years of age.

Valentine Dessloch was born in Tn. Rhine, Sheboygan Co., Wis. Aug. 1880. 

He married Hattie in 1908. She was born in Wisconsin, abt. 1879.  They were in Colby for a short time and then went to Port Washington, where they likely stayed.

Valentine Dessloch and Hattie had 3 daughters:

            Genevive Dessloch, born abt.1909.

            Rose Dessloch, born abt.1912.

            Lillian Dessloch, born abt.1915.

John Dessloch was born in Tn. Rhine, Sheboygan Co., Wis. July, 1882. He was last seen in the 1900 census in Sheboygan Co.

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