This branch of the Austrian Hesch family is descended from Johann Hesch and his wife Marya (Schlinz) Hesch, who came to America from Oberschlagles, Bohemia with three sons: Paul, Mathias, and Anton. +++Johann & Marya settled in Buffalo County, Wisconsin but moved to Pierz, Mn in about 1885. .+++Mathias settled in Waumandee, Wisconsin and moved to Pierz in 1911. +++Anton never married but farmed with his dad in Agram Township, where he died in 1911.+++And Paul, my great grandfather, settled five miles away, in Buckman, Minnesota. He died there in 1900.

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Wednesday, May 27, 2009

A few uncles & aunts...

Wow! They were so young here. Wearing boutonnieres probably meant it was someone's wedding--maybe the guy in the middle, huh?
Uncle Henry Hesch, Uncle Eddie Janish, and dad, Mike Hesch. Probably late 40s?

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In this photo, Uncle Henry's wearing the same suit and tie, so it's probably the same day.
Uncle Henry with Uncle Tony. Oh, and there's the wedding car!
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Same cars and barn in the background...same day! Does anyone know who 'Bernice' is?
(Uncle Eddie said Bernice was a friend of Aunt Rosie's, from the cities ☺  Another mystery solved!)
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Awww! This had to be earlier: Looks like a photo booth picture, huh? If you number these four left to right, they are:
Aunt Irene Janish, Uncle Tony Hesch, Aunt Rosie Hesch and Uncle Eddie Janish.

#1 and #2 married each other, and so did # 3 and #4. Our family had two brothers and a sister (Heschs) who married two sisters and a brother (Janishs).

Took me years to figure that out.

Thanks, Judy!

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