COLBY, WISCONSIN

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Transcribed by: Robert Lipprandt.

Surnames

Chapters

 

[A] [B] [BE] [BL] [BR] [BU] [C] [D] [E] [F] [FL] [G] [GR] [H] [HI] [I] [K] [L] [M] [N] [O] [P] [Q] [R] [RI] [RO] [S] [SC] [SCHO] [SE] [SI] [SO] [ST] [SU] [T] [U] [V] [W] [WI] [Y] [Z]

Area Scenes~Renditions
Banking~Pioneer
Banking~Present
Business~Pioneer
Business Ads~Present
Business History Profile
Centennial Committees
Churches

Civic Organizations~Past

Civic Organizations~Present
Colby Government

Homestead~Farm & Photographs

Military~American Legion
Military~American Legion~Aux.
Military~GAR
Military~VFW

Military~VFW Auxiliary
Poems~Poetry~Proclamations~Certificates
Schools
Townships~Marathon County
Transportation & Utilities
Unknown~unidentified

Surname(s) Index,

Page Number(s)

 Photograph(s)

                  Note(s)

first, middle & initial(s)

Rien, Dean 84   See military-American Legion
Riese, Roger 107   See civic organizations - present, Cub Scouts
Riplinger 87   Mentioned as having bid accepted for building caboose
Riplinger, Annie (also see Zassenhaus) 23   See pioneer sketch, Frank Riplinger
Riplinger, Ben 23   See pioneer sketch, Frank Riplinger
  35   Mentioned as joining Skerbeck Circus
  53 Yes See homestead-farm photographs, Colby Cornet Band
  63 Yes See homest.-farm photo., German Band of Colby
  92   See Churches - St. Kilian & St. Mary's
  96   See Banks - Pioneer, Colby State Bank
  107   See civic organizations - present, Boy Scouts
Riplinger, Ben Jr. 23   See pioneer sketch, Frank Riplinger
Riplinger, Charles 23   See pioneer sketch, Frank Riplinger
Riplinger, Ellis 23   See pioneer sketch, Frank Riplinger
Riplinger, Frank 23   See pioneer sketch, Frank Riplinger
  40   See businesses-pioneer 1887
Riplinger, Frank (son of Fred) 23   See pioneer sketch, Frank Riplinger
Riplinger, Fred 23   See pioneer sketch, Frank Riplinger
  53 Yes See homestead-farm photographs, Colby Cornet Band
  63 Yes See homest.-farm photo., German Band of Colby
Riplinger, Grace 23   See pioneer sketch, Frank Riplinger
Riplinger, Hazel 23   See pioneer sketch, Frank Riplinger
Riplinger, Helen 23   See pioneer sketch, Frank Riplinger
Riplinger, J. 77   Owned grove that was cleared for picnic purposes (city park)
Riplinger, John 9   Owned land on which 1874 4th of July celebrated
  42   See businesses-pioneer 1887
Riplinger, Katherine (also see Lamont) 19   See pioneer sketch, Angus Lamont
Riplinger, Katherine (also see Schill) 23   See pioneer sketch, Frank Riplinger
Riplinger, Katherine (daughter of Frank) 23   See pioneer sketch, Frank Riplinger
Riplinger, Lorraine 23   See pioneer sketch, Frank Riplinger
Riplinger, Verna (also see Sturner) 23   See pioneer sketch, Frank Riplinger
Riplinger, Vernetta 23   See pioneer sketch, Frank Riplinger
Risch, Herman 30   See sketch (1879), second violin
Robertson, Mildred 84   See civic organizations-present, Royal Neighbors
Robsky, Henreitta 109   See civic organizations, Cherokee Homemakers
Rogers, George W. 67   See Colby depot history
Rohlfs, John 112   Mentioned as familiar name around Colby
Roohr, Alma 16   See military-VFW-Aux.
Roohr, George 27   See pioneer sketch, Fred Roth
Rosenthal, Prof. 63 Yes See homest.-farm photo., German Band of Colby
Rosin 7   First burial site of Dr. Barnard (before Colby Mem.)
Rosine, Esther 90 Yes See schools - photograph
Rosinski, Minnie (also see Tessmer) 20   See pioneer sketch, John Tessmer
Rosses 12   See poems-poetry-proclamations, Retrospection
Roth, Bill 27 Yes See businesses-pioneer, Fred Roth Blacksmith
  28 Yes See homestead-farm photograph, Welch Dray wagon
  63 Yes See homest.-farm photo, German Band of Colby
  104   See pioneer sketch, Fred Olson
  122 Yes See area scenes-renditions, Tri City Band
Roth, Fred 27 Yes See businesses-pioneer, Fred Roth Blacksmith
  87   Mentioned as first highway overseer
Roth, R. 41   See businesses-pioneer 1887
Roth, Wm. 123 Yes Member Badger Orchestra
Roth, William 121 Yes See area scenes-renditions, womanless wedding #1
  122 Yes See area scenes-renditions, Colby Lions Club
Roth, William (son of Fred) 20 & 27 Yes Member, German Band
Runzheimer 126   See business places of today
Ruppert 98   See Township - Marathon, Hull
Ruppert, Carol 105   See pioneer sketch, Herman Ruppert
Ruppert, David 105   See pioneer sketch, Herman Ruppert
Ruppert, Dean 105   See pioneer sketch, Herman Ruppert
Ruppert, Edna 105   See pioneer sketch, Herman Ruppert
Ruppert, Edward 105   See pioneer sketch, Herman Ruppert
Ruppert, Emmy 105   See pioneer sketch, Herman Ruppert
Ruppert, Eugene 105   See pioneer sketch, Herman Ruppert
Ruppert, Frank 105   See pioneer sketch, Herman Ruppert
Ruppert, Harold 105   See pioneer sketch, Herman Ruppert
Ruppert, Hattie 105   See pioneer sketch, Herman Ruppert
Ruppert, Herman 105   See pioneer sketch, Herman Ruppert
Ruppert, Herman Jr. 105   See pioneer sketch, Herman Ruppert
Ruppert, Irva 105   See pioneer sketch, Herman Ruppert
Ruppert, Katherine 105   See pioneer sketch, Herman Ruppert
Ruppert, Louise (also see Grauman) 105   See pioneer sketch, Herman Ruppert
Ruppert, Penny 105   See pioneer sketch, Herman Ruppert
Ruppert, Robert 105   See pioneer sketch, Herman Ruppert
Ruppert, Sandy 105   See pioneer sketch, Herman Ruppert
Ruppert, Viola 105   See pioneer sketch, Herman Ruppert
Rush, W. J. 67   See telephone history
Rushman, Francis Father 93   See Churches - St. Kilian & St. Mary's
Ryer, Carl 104   See pioneer sketch, Carl Ryer
Ryer, Della (also see Brehm) 104   See pioneer sketch, Carl Ryer

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