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, July 14, 2010

Why finding records can be a problem

Larry found these records on Family Search...they're definitely our family, but just LOOK at the variations in spelling, especially Agnes Trachofsky's name (our spelling of her name is from the church books in Oberschlagles, Bohemia):

Groom's Name: Mathias Hesh
Groom's Birth Date:
Groom's Birthplace: Austria
Groom's Age:
Bride's Name: Agnes Drachofzki
Bride's Birth Date:
Bride's Birthplace:
Bride's Age:
Marriage Date: 19 Aug 1879
Marriage Place: Waumandee, Buffalo, Wisconsin
Groom's Father's Name: John Hesh
Groom's Mother's Name: Maria Hesh
Bride's Father's Name: Thomas Drachofzki
Bride's Mother's Name: Agnes Drachofzki
Groom's Race: White
Groom's Marital Status: Unknown
Groom's Previous Wife's Name:
Bride's Race: White
Bride's Marital Status: Unknown
Bride's Previous Husband's Name:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M00352-9
System Origin: Wisconsin-EASy
Source Film Number: 1275780
Reference Number: 00780
Collection: Wisconsin Marriages, 1836-1930


Groom's Name: Francis Wallek
Groom's Birth Date:
Groom's Birthplace: T. Burnside
Groom's Age:
Bride's Name: Catharine Hesh
Bride's Birth Date:
Bride's Birthplace: Waumandee
Bride's Age:
Marriage Date: 29 Apr 1903
Marriage Place: Independence, Trempealeau Co., Wisconsin
Groom's Father's Name: John Wallek
Groom's Mother's Name: Anna Bancz
Bride's Father's Name: Mathias Hesh
Bride's Mother's Name: Agnes Frahowski
Groom's Race: White
Groom's Marital Status:
Groom's Previous Wife's Name:
Bride's Race: White
Bride's Marital Status:
Bride's Previous Husband's Name:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M00338-5
System Origin: Wisconsin-EASy
Source Film Number: 1275782
Reference Number: item 1 cn 02265
Collection: Wisconsin Marriages, 1836-1930

Groom's Name: Valentine T. Sendelbach
Groom's Birth Date:
Groom's Birthplace: Waumandee, Wis.
Groom's Age:
Bride's Name: Elisabeth Hesch
Bride's Birth Date:
Bride's Birthplace: Waumandee, Wis.
Bride's Age:
Marriage Date: 09 Feb 1904
Marriage Place: Waumandee, Buffalo Co., Wisconsin
Groom's Father's Name: Michael Sendelbach
Groom's Mother's Name: Rosina Neth Sendelbach
Bride's Father's Name: Mathias Hesch
Bride's Mother's Name: Agnes Drashowsky Hesch
Groom's Race: White
Groom's Marital Status:
Groom's Previous Wife's Name:
Bride's Race: White
Bride's Marital Status:
Bride's Previous Husband's Name:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M00338-5
System Origin: Wisconsin-EASy
Source Film Number: 1275782
Reference Number: item 1 cn 02378
Collection: Wisconsin Marriages, 1836-1930


Still, these are pretty cool documents, huh?  The "source Film Number" and "Reference Number", etc,  will identify these documents at the LDS research library.

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