Barbaras Timeline
City directories, the forerunners of telephone books, provide the primary vehicle for mapping the new family lines in the United States. All locations are in Milwaukee, Wisconsin unless otherwise noted. In 1930/31 there were drastic changes to the names and numbers of Milwaukee streets, we have used the new names here. Navigating the 1894 Sanborn maps
  1. Determine which volume you want: volume map
  2. Go to the list of volumes
  3. Go to the parts diagram for your volume volume 2
  4. Locate the block number(s) you want
  5. You have to guess at the correct part # for your block(s)/li>
Street name changes and renumbering
Note: by 1929 Kilbourn Ave has been renamed to Medford Ave. with the same street numbering. Oddly, e.g. August Wilke there are Kilbourns mixed with Medfords for the same family. Kilbourn later became West Medford and the numbering was changed.
 Pre 1930Post 1930Notes
12424 Kilbourn Ave.2480 W. Medford Ave. 
22422 Kilbourn Ave.2478 W. Medford Ave. 
 2420 Kilbourn Ave.2474 W. Medford Ave. 
32418 Kilbourn Ave.2472 W. Medford Ave. 
 2416 Kilbourn Ave.empty lot 
 2412 Kilbourn Ave.2464 W. Medford Ave. 
42408 Kilbourn Ave.2458 W. Medford Ave. 
52406 Kilbourn Ave.empty lot, address estimate: 2456 West Medford Avewas in rear
 2404 Kilbourn Ave.empty lot 
7454 29th St.1418 N. 29th St., empty lot, northeast corner of the alley that is just north of W. Vliet St.Map
 
Year Location Who
(tba)=Presence asssumed. Directories typically list only male HOH.		 Status
()=calculated		 General Comments
 
1851 Emigration John Reichert 26
  • Arrival 2-Jun-1851; Le Harve, France to New York on ship George Turner. Next to him in line is Franziska Hauswirth, his future wife. Since she was not from Johlingen, we assume that they met on the ship.
  • He is the first of the family to emigrate and "was really the family patriarch in the US." Several successive emigres will live with him
Franziska Hauswirth 24
 
1855 Watertown, Wisconsin John Reichert  
  • Big German influx to Watertown
  • Caroline, future wife of David Barbaras, is born
Caroline 0
 
1860 Watertown, Wisconsin John Reichert Mason
  • German names: Johann Reichert and Franziska Hauswirth
Francis 34
Louisa 7
Caroline 5
Charles 1
 
1865 Watertown, Wisconsin John Reichert  
  • Corporal, Wisconsin 51st Infantry, Civil War
Francis 38
Louisa 11
Caroline 9
Charles 5
Emigration Michael Reichert  
  • Son of Johann's oldest brother, Franz Anton Reichert, comes over to Milwaukee and lives with Johann.
 
1867 1124 N. Water St. (formerly 608 E. Water) John Reichert Saloon (43)
  • Family moves to downtown Milwaukee - no idea why
  • Opens up saloon one block from the Blatz Brewery. Lives upstairs.
Francis (wife) 40
Louisa Reichert 14
Caroline Reichert 12
Charles Reichert 10
Michael Reichert Plasterer
  • Son of Johann's older brother (who will remain in Johlingen)
  • Not listed again in Milwaukee until 1871, gets married in 1872
  • Johann takes in several family members in the next few years
 
1868 1124 N. Water St. (formerly 608 E. Water) John Reichert Saloon  
Francis (wife) 41
Louisa Reichert 15
Caroline Reichert 13
Charles Reichert 11
 
1869 1126 N. Water St. (formerly 610 E. Water) John Reichert Saloon  
Francis (wife) 42
Louisa Reichert 16
Caroline Reichert 14
Charles Reichert 12
 
1870 1047 Market St.
(formerly 579)		 John Reichert Saloon
  • Moves saloon - now right across from Blatz
  • *The new baby, John, is an enigma and there is no evidence of him after this. We will assume an early death.
Francis (wife) 43
Louisa Reichert 17
Caroline Reichert 15
Charles Reichert) 13
John Reichert* baby
 
1871 1047 Market St.
(formerly 579)		 John Reichert Saloon
  • Franziska Hauswirth Reichert has died. Related to childbirth?
  • Louisa marries Joseph Franz Meminger 07-Nov-1871.
Louisa Reichert 18
Caroline Reichert 16
Charles Reichert 14
 
1872 1047 Market St.
(formerly 579)		 John Reichert Saloon
Caroline Reichert 17
Charles Reichert 15
1043? Market St.
(formerly 575)		 Louisa (Reichert) Meminger  
  • Louisa and husband live next door to her father
  • Son, John Joseph Meminger is born 14-May-1872
 
1873 Emigration David Barbaras 22
  • Left Le Havre, France and arrived in New York 10-Mar-1873 on board the Thorwaldsen. Listed as "John" on the manifest
  • His naturalization document says that he arrived in May 1871
  • There were three other immigrations of close Barbaras cousins to the town of Long Grove, Illinos, just north of Chicago. There is no evidence that he traveled there first.
  • According to Emily Haas, he went to Chicago and worked at the Downer & Bemis Brewing Company
1047 Market St.
(formerly 579)		 John Reichert Saloon  
Caroline Reichert 18
Charles Reichert 16
Karoline Reichert Fabry  
  • Johann's widowed sister, Karoline Reichert Fabry, and her three 3 children emigrate from Johlingen
  • Johann takes them in
  • Both Karoline and her oldest son, Karl, die in 1873
  • Johann raises Edmund and Emma
Karl Fabry 22
Edmund Fabry 15
Emma Fabry 10
1043? Market St.
(formerly 575)		 Louisa (Reichert) Meminger  
  • Husband, Joe Meminger, dies 19-May-1873
 
1874 1) St. Cloud, MN
2) 588* E. Water		 David Barbaras* Laborer
  • He is again using the name "John".
  • Emily Haas reported that he started at Blatz then went to Minneapolis and worked at the Minneapolis Brewing Co. He is listed in the St. Cloud, MN dead letter notices in the 10-Sep-1874 newspaper which confirms this.
  • Emily Haas also that he then returned to Blatz before starting at Schlitz mid 1875. This is confirmed by his addresses next to each brewery.
  • 588* E. Water St., which has no post 1930 address, is at the northeast corner of today's N. Water St. and E. Highland Ave. One block from Blatz.
  • Johann Reichert's saloon was at the other end of the block at 1047 E. Market St. on the southwest corner with E. Highland Ave. right next to the Blatz Brewery.
Reichert Branch: Caroline Reichert is the future wife of David Barbaras
579 Market & Blatz Brewery
  • David was a boarder one block (1894 map) from the Reichert saloon and was working at Blatz Brewery. It can be speculated that he ate dinners there or stopped there after work for a pint. And, perhaps, Caroline worked there. (Note that by 1894 there was no more 579 Market as Blatz had expanded.
1047 Market St.
(formerly 579)		 John Reichert Saloon
  • Louisa's husband, Franz Joseph Meminger, died in 1873 and she is living with her father again, along with her two-year old son
Louisa Reichert 21
Caroline Reichert 19
Charles Reichert 18
Edmund Fabry Cigar maker (16)
Emma Fabry 11
John Joseph Meminger 2
 
1875 588 E. Water David Barbaras brewer
  • Northeast corner of Johnson & E. Water. 2 blocks from the Reichert saloon.
  • The closest brewery is Blatz which supports the idea that he continued to work there
  • This is consistent with Emily Haas' account of his movements
  • Lore: David started work at Schlitz 7-May-1875
1047 Market St.
(formerly 579)		 John Reichert Saloon  
Louisa (Reichert) Meminger (widowed daughter)
John Joseph Meminger 3
Caroline Reichert  
Charles Reichert 18
Emma Fabry 12
 
1876 bds. 89 Knapp. David Barbaras laborer
  • 89 Knapp is still close to Blatz which brings up the question of whether he was still working at Blatz in early 1876. Perhaps he took a job at Schlitz but hadn't relocated yet? https://content.mpl.org/digital/collection/MKEMaps/id/129/rec/3
1047 Market St.
(formerly 579)		 John Reichert Saloon
  • Odd, two listings for a Charles at 579 Market. Charles,gas-fitter , is also listed as gas-fitter in the business section; Charles J. is a plumber. Must be the same person listed twice but both seem at odds with upcoming work in a brewery as a cooper and brewer.
Louisa (Reichert) Meminger  
John Joseph Meminger 4
Caroline Reichert 21
Charles Reichert Plumber
Edmund Fabry Cigar maker
Emma Fabry 13
 
1877 Joseph Schlitz Brewing Co. David Barbaras brewer
  • Address only listed as "Schlitz"
  • Moves north to be near Schlitz where he now works. He presumably kept in touch with Caroline.
1047 Market St.
(formerly 579)		 John Reichert Saloon
  • Charles home address not listed but is likely here
  • Who is Henry? A cousin who works with Charles at Miller's?
  • Looks like Edmund Fabry has left Milwaukee
Louisa (Reichert) Meminger  
John Joseph Meminger 5
Henry Reichert brewer; boards;
Caroline Reichert 22
Charles Reichert (tba) Brewer at Miller's Brewery
Emma Fabry (?) 14
 
1878 315 Walnut. David Barbaras brewer
  • lives right next to Schlitz
1047 Market St.
(formerly 579)		 John Reichert Saloon  
Louisa (Reichert) Meminger 25
John Joseph Meminger 6
Charles Reichert brewer
Caroline Reichert 23
Emma Fabry (?) 15
 
1879 325 W. Vine (formerly 317 Sherman) David Barbaras brewer
  • Three blocks from Schlitz
  • marriage to Caroline Reichert 1-Mar-1879
1047 Market St.
(formerly 579)		 John Reichert Saloon
  • Caroline marries David Barbaras
Louisa (Reichert) Meminger 26
Jonny Meminger 7
Emma Fabry (?) 16
648 Water St. Charles Reichert Brewer
  • Charles most likely married around this time; they are listed in the 1880 census
  • Jacob Kiehr, presumably Anna Kiehr's father, lived close to the Reicherts at 639 Market St.
Anna (Kiehr) Reichert  
 
1880 502 W, Vine St. (formerly Sherman St.) David Barbaras brewer
  • A few blocks from Schlitz
  • Louise Barbaras, first child, is born
  • David Barbaras is naturalized (Record); Witness, Anton Rieck, is listed as a tailor. There is an Albert Rieck who lives at 83 Knapp, close by Blatz and David's old address of #89, connection? Witness #2, Henry Heizer, is not listed 1879-1881.
Caroline (Reichert) Barbaras (tba)  
Louise Barbaras (tba) (0)
1047 Market St.
(formerly 579)		 John Reichert Saloon
  • Son, Charles, has married and is working at a brewery; lives at 648 E. Water St. but will return to 579 Market on or before 1883
  • Daughter, Louisa, was widowed in 1873 and has been back living with her father
  • Emma Fabry not in the census
Louisa (Reichert) Meminger 27
Jonny Meminger 8
648 Water St. Charles Reichert Brewer
  • Only listed in the census
  • Disappears from the city directories 1880-1882
Anna (Kiehr) Reichert (tba)  
 
1881 325 W. Brown (formerly Harmon) David Barbaras brewer
  • A George Barbaras is listed living with David. No idea who this could be - there are no plausible George Barbarases that I can see in the U.S. Really strange. Was somebody living with David but with a different last name?
Caroline (Reichert) Barbaras  
Louise 1
George Barbaras brewer
1047 Market St.
(formerly 579)		 John Reichert Saloon
  • Widowed Louise will marry Xaver Schmidt next year. He is a brewer living across the street at 590 Market, likely working at Blatz.
Louisa (Reichert) Meminger  
Jonny Meminger 9
TBD Charles Reichert Brewer
  • Disappears from the city directories 1880-1882
Anna (Kiehr) Reichert  
 
1882 325 W. Brown St. David Barbaras brewer
  • Charles is born
  • Note that Louise and Charles are also the names of Caroline's two oldest siblings
  • There is a listing for a Jacob Barbaras, brewer, which is almost certainly a mispelling. Jacob Barbanes was a brewer at Philip Best Brewery.
Caroline (Reichert) Barbaras (tba)  
Louise 2
Charles 0
1047 Market St.
(formerly 579)		 John Reichert Saloon  
TBD Charles Reichert Brewer
  • Disappears from the city directories 1880-1882
Anna (Kiehr) Reichert (tba)  
413 Walnut St. Xaver Schmidt Brewer
  • Marries 24 Jun 1882. He was a brewer living across the street at 590 Market, likely working at Blatz.
Louisa (Reichert) Schmidt  
Emigration Hermann Falk 24
  • He is the oldest son and first to come over
 
1883 325 W. Brown St. David Barbaras brewer
  • Emily is born
  • Eleanora reports that Caroline was "a very good zither player"
Caroline (Reichert) Barbaras  
Louise 3
Charles 1
Emily 0
1047 Market St.
(formerly 579)		 John Reichert Saloon
  • He's back living with his father. Is Charles still married?
Charles Reichert cooper
Anna (Kiehr) Reichert  
413 Walnut St. Xaver Schmidt Brewer
  • Address listed as 413 4th but I'm assuming a typo
Louisa (Reichert) Schmidt  
Milwaukee Hermann Falk  
  • Not in the Milwaukee directory until next year
Emigration Emilie Kosack Doerschlag  
  • Emilie Kosack, future second wife of David Barbaras, married Max Doerschlag in Germany. They, along with Emilie's 24 year old brother, Wilhelm, come over to New York. There are 3 unidentified Kosacks with them.
 
1884 325 W. Brown St. David Barbaras brewer  
Caroline (Reichert) Barbaras  
Louise (4)
Charles (2)
Emily (1)
1047 Market St.
(formerly 579)		 John Reichert Saloon  
Charles Reichert  
Anna (Kiehr) Reichert  
413 Walnut St. Xaver Schmidt Brewer
  • Marries 24 Jun 1882
Louisa (Reichert) Schmidt  
Milwaukee Emilie Kosack Doerschlag  
Falk
General
  • Falks come from Pollnow (city), Schlawe (county [Kreis in German]), Pomerania (province), Prussia (state). Today's Polanów, Poland.
  • The parents and three of their other children come over 8 months after Alvin. Hermann is already over
1323 14th St. (formerly #418) Herman Falk Basket maker (26)  
Emigration Alvin Falk (23)
  • Unidentified: Eleanora reports that the cousins of Alvin came over first, then wrote to him.
  • Arrived: Nov 15, 1884 in Baltimore on the ship Hermann
  • Met future wife Bertha Wilke on the ship
  • Next to future wife, Bertha Wilke, in the single women's exit line is Mathilde Falk (17), possibly a cousin.
  • Alvin goes straight to Milwaukee where older brother Herman lives
Wilke Emigrations
Emigration Hermann Wilke (22)
  • Hermann Wilke, about 18, the oldest son, came over first circa 1883. Went to Pittsburgh.
  • Earned money which he sent to his sister, Bertha, to come over.
Bertha Wilke (21)
  • Bertha Wilke, 22, the oldest child, comes over next in November 1884.
  • Alvin Falk, future husband, is on the same ship with her, exactly as reported by Eleanora. He wrote Bertha that there were lots of jobs in Milwaukee and that presumably established Milwaukee as the final destination for all the following Wilkes and for Hermann and Bertha to relocate there.
  • Alvin went straight to Milwaukee; Bertha went to be with Hermann in Pittsburgh.
  • Next to Bertha in the single women's exit line was Mathilde Falk, relationship unknown
 
1885 rear 615 6th David Barbaras brewer
  • 6th St. is right near Schlitz. #615 positioning needs to be resolved after the 1930/1931 changes
Caroline (Reichert) Barbaras (wife)
Louise (5)
Charles (3)
Emily (2)
1047 Market St.
(formerly 579)		 John Reichert Saloon
  • Charles is back with his father. Where was he?
Charles Reichert cooper
Anna (Kiehr) Reichert  
413 Walnut St. Xaver Schmidt Brewer
Louisa (Reichert) Schmidt  
Sheboygan Herman Falk Willow worker
  • Moves to Sheboygan for unknown reasons
r. 2703 W. Wisconsin Ave. (formerly Grand Ave) Alvin Falk Blacksmith
  • He is waiting for Bertha Wilke to come from Pittsburgh. They will marry next year and their daughter will marry Harry Barbaras
Emigration 1 Johann Falk (59)
  • Johann (John) and his wife, Bertha Winter Falk, along with their three youngest children, Maria (21), Carl (20), Robert (9) arrived: 15-Jun-1885 on the ship EMS They came from Pollnow, Germany, part of Pomerania in Prussia, and now part of Poland.
  • Carl is listed on the manifest as age 10 so there may be an identity problem with him. I think that he was born in 1866. This is his first year in Milwaukee so his advanced age is not inconistent
Bertha (Winter) Falk (50)
Maria (21)
Carl (19)
Robert (9)
Emigration 2 Augusta (Falk) Gehrs (29)
  • She is the oldest Falk child and is married with 4 children
  • Arrives 4 days later with her 4 young children but no husband - he has presumably died.
51 3rd ave., Pittsburgh Hermann Wilke (match speculative) laborer
  • Eleanora Falk Barbaras reported that Hermann was doing "forestry" work in Pittsburgh and that his younger sister, Bertha, was doing house work to earn enough money to bring over their parents and siblings.
  • There is a Hermann Wilke in Pittsburgh, in 1885, which would confirm Eleanora's account that he went to Pittsburgh first
  • See 1884 notes
Pittsburgh (speculative) Bertha Wilke  
Emigrations Albert Wilke (49)
  • Two oldest children, Hermann and Bertha have already come over
  • The Wilkes and Greffins come from Klemzow (city), Belgard-Schivelbein (county [Kreis]), Pomerania (province), Prussia (state). Klemzow is now part of Poland: Klepczewo
Wilhelmina (Greffin) Wilke (47)
August Carl Albert Wilke (19)
Albert Wilke (16)
Minnie Wilke (13)
Emilie Wilke (11)
Charles Wilke (10)
Ida Wilke (8)
Emma Wilke (5)
 
1886 rear 615 6th David Barbaras brewer
  • no listing for 1886
  • Charles dies
Caroline (Reichert) Barbaras  
Louise (6)
Charles (4)
Emily (3)
1047 Market St.
(formerly 579)		 John Reichert Saloon
Charles Reichert cooper
Anna (Kiehr) Reichert  
413 Walnut St. Xaver Schmidt Brewer
Louisa (Reichert) Schmidt  
369 16th (fmr) John (Johann) Falk  
  • Johann has just emigrated and is listed as "John". Children Maria, Carl and Robert came over with him and children Carl, Charles, and Robert show up in the city directory in the following years.
  • Alvin and Bertha get married 4-Sep-1886 and this address is on his marriage certificate.
  • No listing for Charles - that brings up questions
Bertha (Winter) (wife)
Alvin (25)
Maria (22)
Charles (20)
Robert (12)
Sheboygan Herman Falk  
  • Herman marries
369 16th (?) Augusta (Falk) Witt  
  • Augusta remarries to Fred Witt and will have two more children
  • Weird coincidence: Fred Witt has a saloon right across the street from the Reicherts
rear 2104 Cherry Albert Wilke, Sr. mason
  • Eleanora reports that Bertha's father, Albert, was a bricklayer which matches this listing of mason
  • They will soon establish the West Medford Ave. home site
Wilhelmina (Greffin) Wilke (wife)
TBD Bertha Wilke (tba) (24)
  • Bertha comes to Milwaukee and gets married 4-Sep-1886.
  • Worked for a wealthy family on the East Side. Dates not clear on this.
  • Is Hermann still in Pittsburgh? Seems like he would have traveled with Bertha?
Hermann Wilke (22)
August Wilke (tba) (20)
Albert Wilke, Jr. (tba) (17)
Minnie Wilke (tba) (14)
Emily Wilke (tba) (13)
Charles Wilke (tba) (12)
Ida Wilke (tba) (9)
Emma Wilke (tba) (8)
 
1887 rear 615 6th David Barbaras brewer
  • John Henry (Harry) is born
  • Charles died in 1886
  • Still living by Schlitz
Caroline (Reichert) Barbaras (tba)  
Louise (tba)  
Emily (tba)  
John Henry (Harry) (tba)  
416 5th St. John Reichert Saloon
  • Blatz Brewery has taken over his house and saloon location at 579 Market.
  • John moves to 416 5th St.
  • Son, Charles, has moved to 658 Water St.
658 E. Water St. Charles Reichert Cooper
Anna (Kiehr) Reichert  
1517 Cherry St. Xaver Schmidt Brewer
Louisa (Reichert) Schmidt  
r. 1140 17th (fmr 350 17th) John (Johann) Falk Mason
  • The children are not listed in Milwaukee until next year. Too young?
  • No idea where Maria actually is
  • No listing for Charles - that brings up questions about who was listed in 1886 and whether the real Charles is not listed because he really did emigrate at age 10 and is too young
Bertha (Winter) Falk (wife)
Maria (23)
Charles (21)
Robert (13)
r. 2480 West Medford Ave1 Alvin Falk Blacksmith
  • Alvin and Bertha move to W. Medford and establishes the Falk connection there. Their first child, Emil H. Falk is born, four months after their marriage.
Bertha (Wilke) Falk (wife)
Emil Falk (0)
Sheboygan Herman Falk    
TBD Augusta (Falk) Witt  
  • She has 3 children from her previous marriage and one is born this year with Friedrich Witt
  • They are not listed again in Milwaukee until 1890
2458 West Medford Ave1 Albert Wilke, Sr. laborer
  • The West Medford Ave. complex is established. The Wilkes appear to be the primary drivers. These are the first two Wilke families for the complex
  • Kilbourn was renamed and renumbered around 1930. Here are the 1894 map and the 1910 map
  • Herman, August and Albert Jr. aren't listed anywhere but it is fairly certain that everyone is living at 2458
Wilhelmina (Greffin) Wilke (tba) (wife)
Hermann Wilke (tba)  
August Wilke (tba) (21)
Albert Wilke, Jr. (tba) (18)
Minnie Wilke (tba) (15)
Emily Wilke (tba) (14)
Charles Wilke (tba) (13)
Ida Wilke (tba) (10)
Emma Wilke (tba) (9)
28th St. & Vliet Emilie Kosack Doerschlag  
  • She is living within two blocks of David Barbaras' house on 29th. Their respective spouses will both die within a couple years and they will marry. Her husband is a cabinetmaker.
 
1888 east side 29th, 1 n. Vliet David Barbaras brewer  
Caroline (Reichert) Barbaras (wife)
Louise 8
Emily 5
John Henry (Harry) 1
658 E. Water St. John Reichert  
  • John's move to a new saloon, after Blatz took over his Market St. location, appears brief
  • John moves in with son, Charles
Charles Reichert brewer
Anna (Kiehr) Reichert  
453 6th St. Xaver Schmidt Brewer
Louisa (Reichert) Schmidt  
423 11th John (Johann) Falk laborer
  • Charles is listed so this supports the emigration age error theory
Bertha (Winter) Falk (wife)
Maria (24)
Charles (22) trunkmaker
Robert (14) clerk
r. 2480 West Medford Ave1 Alvin Falk Blacksmith  
Bertha (Wilke) Falk (wife)
Emil Falk (1)
TBD Augusta (Falk) Witt  
  • She has 3 children from her previous marriage and 1 with Friedrich Witt
  • They are not listed again in Milwaukee until 1890
2458 West Medford Ave4 Albert Wilke, Sr. mason  
Wilhelmina (Greffin) Wilke (wife)
August Wilke (22)
Albert Wilke, Jr. (19)
Minnie Wilke (16)
Emily Wilke (15)
Charles Wilke (14)
Ida Wilke (11)
Emma Wilke (10)
2523 Fond Du Lac Ave Herman Wilke dairyman
  • 2523 Fond du Lac Ave is right around the corner from W. Medford Ave; long shot possibility that that is Bertha's older brother from Pittsburgh
Emigration Henry McCrory (20)
  • Just married, emigrates from Ballymena, Ireland. He will father a child, Eleanora, with Minnie Wilke. Eleanora will be quietly(?) adopted by Bertha Wilke, Minnie's older sister
Mary McKendry (23)
28th St. & Vliet Emilie Kosack Doerschlag  
  • Her parents immigrate and move in with her and Max
 
1889 r. 454 29th7 David Barbaras brewer
  • Arthur is born 30-Oct-1889
  • Caroline dies 10 days after his birth, 8-Nov-1889
  • Arthur is wet-nursed by Mary Henrietta Reichert, wife of Michael Reichert, who lived on N. 7th, approx 2 miles away.
Caroline (Reichert) Barbaras  
Louise  
Emily  
Harry  
Arthur  
432 Kilbourn(?) St.
(formerly 432 Cedar St.)		 John Reichert Saloon
  • John is now working at the saloon of Louis and Auguste Richter and living in the building.
  • Biddle Street (see inquest ref.), now East Kilbourn Avenue, ran from the lake bluff to the river. On the other side of the river was Cedar Street, now West Kilbourn Avenue, which originally extended west to N. 12th Street. In 1929, a bridge was erected, the road was widened, and the two streets became one with the new name of Kilbourn.
Charles Reichert cooper
Anna (Kiehr) Reichert  
453 6th St. Xaver Schmidt Maltster
Louisa (Reichert) Schmidt  
423 11th John (Johann) Falk laborer
  • Maria gets married
Bertha (Winter) (wife)
Charles (23) laborer
Robert laborer
2480 West Medford Ave1 Alvin Falk Blacksmith
Bertha (Wilke) Falk  
Emil Falk (2)
TBD Augusta (Falk) Witt  
  • The Witts are not listed again in Milwaukee until next year
2458 West Medford Ave4 Albert Wilke, Sr. mason
  • The older children begin to be listed in 1890
Wilhelmina (Greffin) Wilke (wife)
August Wilke (22)
Albert Wilke, Jr. (20)
Minnie Wilke (17)
Emily Wilke (16)
Charles Wilke (15)
Ida Wilke (12)
Emma Wilke (11)
TBD Hermann Wilke (25)
  • Still no sign of Hermann
~831 E. State St. (fmr 241 Martin St.) Henry McCrory (21) Coachman
  • Begins Employ as Live-in Coachman at 945 (fmr 543) Marshall St. 241 Martin St. is the side entrance for the servants. Works for the Mack family. H. S. Mack & Co., wholesale clothing. Map
  • It is reasonably likely that his wife also worked for the family
Mary (McKendry) McCrory (24)
492 28th St. Emilie Kosack Doerschlag  
  • Her husband dies 20 Feb 1889 of typhoid fever after a long illness.
 
1890 r. 454 29th7 David Barbaras brewer
  • 3 months(!) after the death of Caroline and 1 year after the death of her husband, David and Emilie Doerschlag marry
  • Their first child together, Loretta, is born
Emily Doerschlag  
Louise 10
Emily 7
Harry 3
Arthur 1
Loretta 0
910 Racine St. Charles Reichert cooper
  • John dies in January of injuries after falling down the stairs at Louis & Auguste Richter's saloon where he worked. Children Louise and Charles received his effects.
  • Daughter, Anna, and husband move
Anna (Kiehr) Reichert  
722 Walnut St. Xaver Schmidt Maltster
Louisa (Reichert) Schmidt  
1423 Vliet St. John (Johann) Falk  
  • No listing for Charles
  • John is living with son, Robert.
Bertha (Winter) (wife))
Charles (?)  
Robert laborer
2480 West Medford Ave1 Alvin Falk Blacksmith
  • William H. Falk is born Nov-1889
Bertha (Wilke) Falk  
Emil Falk (3)
William Falk (0)
422 13fh (fmr) Augusta (Falk) Witt    
2458 West Medford Ave4 Albert Wilke Sr. laborer
  • Name misspelled as Wilcke in the city directory. Children not listed.
  • Albert Wilke the elder finally appears in the directory
  • Albert Wilke the elder dies 1-Jul-1890 and will no longer be listed; this is consistent with Eleanor's report that "he fell backwards on an iron picket fence and he died" The 5-Jul-1890 issue of The Weekly Wisconsin reports that he was overcome by the heat while working on a new building on Jackson St. and fell off 4th floor scaffolding to the pavement.
  • August marries Wilhelmina Augusta Ottitie Schulz on 1-Mar-1890 and will move next door soon
  • Albert Jr. marries Wilhelmine Hoehnke
Wilhelmina (Greffin) Wilke  
Albert Wilke Jr. cutter
Minnie Wilke (18)
Emilie Wilke (17)
Charles Wilke (16)
Ida Wilke (13)
Emma Wilke (12)
2456 West Medford Ave5 August Wilke laborer
  • Name misspelled as Wilcke
1422 Cedar St. (today's W. Kilbourn Ave.) Herman Wilke laborer
  • Marries Wilhelmine Caroline Henriette Hoenigke, 27-Sep-1890
  • Herman will die in 1891 and his wife will marry his younger brother, Albert, in 1892
135 Knapp St. Henry McCrory (22)
  • Continues to be a coachman for the Mack family but has moved, possibly because his wife became pregnant
Mary (McKendry) McCrory (25)
 
1891 r. 454 29th7 David Barbaras brewer  
Emily (Doerschlag) Barbaras  
Louise 11
Emily 8
Harry 4
Arthur 2
Loretta 1
575 3rd St. Xaver Schmidt Maltster
  • Charles Reichert dies of phthisis (tuberculosis) in April.
  • Louisa will die in 1894
Louisa (Reichert) Schmidt  
525 Market St. Anna (Kiehr) Reichert  
441 12th John (Johann) Falk  
  • Alvin has already moved out and started a family
  • Charles moves out, did he get married? He moves back next year. Strange.
  • John is again living with son, Robert.
Bertha (Winter) (wife)
Robert laborer
1202 Vliet Charles Falk basketmaker
2480 West Medford Ave1 Alvin Falk Blacksmith  
Bertha (Wilke) Falk  
Emil Falk (4)
William Falk (1)
422 13fh (fmr) Augusta (Falk) Witt    
2458 West Medford Ave4 Wilhelmina (Greffin) Wilke widow of Albert
  • This is a lot of people in one house
  • Herman and Wilhelmina are strangely back living at 2458. They have a baby, Ida Wilke, in May
  • Herman dies 14-Sep-1891; Eleanora reports that he fell out of a fruit tree, broke his arm, got peritonitis and died. The cause of death is listed as typhoid fever on the death certificate
  • Wilhelmina (Hoenigke) Wilke, with a new baby, marries Hermann's younger brother, Albert, who also lives at 2458.
  • August and wife, Wilhelmina Schulz, have first child and prepare to move next door
Herman Wilke (and family) gardener
August Wilke (and family) Plasterer
Albert Wilke Leatherworker (22)
Minnie Wilke (19)
Emily Wilke dressmaker (18)
Charles Wilke laborer (17)
Ida Wilke (14)
Emma Wilke (13)
~831 E. State St. (fmr 241 Martin St.) Henry McCrory (23) Coachman
  • His wife dies shortly after the birth of their child, Josephine, and Henry returns to the Mack house to live
  • Josephine is sent to St. Vincent's Infant Asylum 8-Mar-1891, 5 days after her mother's death. She will spend 9 years there
Mary (McKendry) McCrory (Death)
Orphanage Josephine Mary McCrory (0)
 
1892 r. 454 29th7 David Barbaras brewer  
Emily Doerschlag  
Louise  
Emily  
Harry  
Arthur  
Loretta  
575 3rd St. Xaver Schmidt Maltster
Louisa (Reichert) Schmidt  
545 Water St. Anna (Kiehr) Reichert  
  • Widowed Anna remains in the immediate area of her childhood neighborhood
1411 Walnut St. John (Johann) Falk  
  • 1411 Walnut: between 14th and 15th, just south of Fond Du Lac (plate 261, 1910)
  • Chaos has arrived. Charles the basketmaker seems to have become Carl. A new Charles J., unidentified, shows up for the next three years. Could that be the Carl that emigrated in 1885 just coming of age?
Bertha (Winter) (wife)
Carl basketmaker
Charles J. barkeeper
Robert carpenter
2480 West Medford Ave1 Alvin Falk Blacksmith  
Bertha (Wilke) Falk  
Emil Falk (5)
William Falk (2)
422 13fh (fmr) Augusta (Falk) Witt    
2458 West Medford Ave4 Wilhelmina (Greffin) Wilke widow of Albert
  • August moves to 2456 and has a second child
  • Albert marries brother Hermann's widow, 26-Nov-1892
Albert Wilke cutter
Minnie Wilke (20)
Emily Wilke  
Charles Wilke tinner
Ida Wilke (15)
Emma Wilke (14)
2456 West Medford Ave5 August Wilke (and family) Plasterer
~831 E. State St. (fmr 241 Martin St.) Henry McCrory (24) Coachman
  • Is Minnie Wilke already working for the Mack family? Did she replace Mary McCrory after the latter's death?
  • Josephine is living at St. Vincent's Infant Asylum, 809 West Greenfield Avenue
Orphanage Josephine Mary McCrory (1)
 
1893 r. 454 29th7 David Barbaras brewer Barbaras family
Emily Doerschlag  
Louise  
Emily  
Harry  
Arthur  
Loretta  
575 3rd St. Xaver Schmidt Maltster Carolina's older sister, Louisa; widowed sister-in-law, Anna
Louisa (Reichert) Schmidt  
461 Water St. Anna (Kiehr) Reichert  
1411 Walnut St. John (Johann) Falk  
  • John listed as "died March 9, 1893"
  • Charles J. last year now Charles Jr.
Bertha (Winter) (wife)
Carl basketmaker
Charles Jr. barkeeper
Robert carpenter
2480 West Medford Ave1 Alvin Falk Blacksmith  
Bertha (Wilke) Falk  
Emil Falk (6)
William Falk (3)
579 East Water St. (fmr) Augusta (Falk) Witt  
  • Saloon. Address listed as 570 Market St.
  • Her husband, Friedrich Witt, runs a saloon and is arrested for selling liquor to Indiana
2458 West Medford Ave4 Wilhelmina (Greffin) Wilke widow of Albert
  • Albert is listed as a cutter and a pursemaker living at 1148 22nd St (nearby) in 1893-94, then apparently returns to W. Medford in 1895.
Emily Wilke (20)
Charles Wilke (19) foreman
Ida Wilke (16)
Emma Wilke (15)
2456 West Medford Ave5 August Wilke (and family) Plasterer
1148 22nd. Albert Wilke (and family) cutter
241 Martin St. Minnie Wilke (21) Live-in domestic
  • Feb 1893: the Mack family places an add in the Milwaukee Sentinel for a "second girl". This may be the ad that Minnie Wilke answered
  • Eleanora reports that Minnie Wilke was a live-in cook/house cleaner for a wealthy family who lived on the East Side. This is very likely the Mack family on the southwest corner of Marshall St. and Martin St. on the East Side of Milwaukee. Also living/working there is the coachman, Henry McCrory, whose wife recently died shortly after childbirth.
  • Minnie and Henry will give birth in July 1894, out-of-wedlock, to Eleanora Wilke. No father is listed on the birth certificate. Minnie's older sister, Bertha (Wilke) Falk and husband, Alvin Falk, will adopt the baby, apparently with some level of secrecy as Eleanora's grandson, Glen Barbaras, had no idea that this happened.
  • Josephine is living at St. Vincent's Infant Asylum, 809 West Greenfield Avenue
Henry McCrory (25) Coachman
Orphanage Josephine Mary McCrory (2)
2701 Vliet Jacob Muth laborer
  • Jacob Muth has just emigrated from Germany and lives about 10 blocks from W. Medford Ave. No idea how Jacob meets Minnie, they will marry in 1896
  • Weirdly this is two blocks from the long-time home of David Barbaras
 
1894 r. 454 29th7 David Barbaras brewer
  • Fred is born
Emily Doerschlag  
Louise  
Emily  
Harry  
Arthur  
Loretta  
Fred  
575 3rd St. Xaver Schmidt Maltster
  • Louise dies 2-Jan-1894 at the age of 41
Louisa (Reichert) Schmidt  
TBD Anna (Kiehr) Reichert  
1411 Walnut St. Bertha (Winter) Falk widow of John Falk
  • In July, Alvin Falk and Bertha (Wilke) Falk adopt baby Eleanora from Bertha's younger sister. This appears to have been kept secret from many people including possibly Eleanora herself.
  • Charles is now Carl again and the other Carl is gone?!!!
Carl Basketmaker
J. Robert Carpenter
2480 West Medford Ave1 Alvin Falk Blacksmith  
Bertha (Wilke) Falk  
Emil Falk (7)
William Falk (4)
Eleanora Falk (0)
TBD Augusta (Falk) Witt    
2458 West Medford Ave4 Wilhelmina (Greffin) Wilke widow of Albert
  • Minnie Wilke gives birth to Eleanora on 26-Jul-1894 in her parent's house at 2458 W. Medford. The birth certificate lists the baby as Eleanora, indicating that the adoptive parents kept the name, the father field is blank. Midwife: Bertha Bergmann (1849-) 2118 Fond Du Lac Ave. Alvin Falk and Minnie Wilke's older sister, Bertha (Wilke) Falk, adopt the baby.
  • Eleanora's biological father is Henry McCrory
Minnie Wilke (22)
Emilie Wilke dressmaker (21)
Charles (Karl) Wilke tinner (22)
Ida Wilke (17)
Emma Wilke (16)
2456 West Medford Ave5 August Wilke (and family) Plasterer
1148 22nd. Albert Wilke (and family) pursemaker
State St. Jacob Muth Hostler
  • Actual location unknown ("State w. city limits"), and he was soon in Wauwatosa but note that East State St. crosses Marshall St. near Martin St. where Minnie worked.
~831 E. State St. (fmr 241 Martin St.) Henry McCrory Coachman
  • He will pass the patrolman's exam next year. It can be deduced that he was fired from his job with the Mack family and had to seek other employment.
  • Josephine is living at St. Vincent's Infant Asylum, 809 West Greenfield Avenue (fmr 483 Second Avenue)
Orphanage Josephine Mary McCrory (3)
 
1895 r. 454 29th7 David Barbaras brewer  
Emily Doerschlag  
Louise  
Emily  
Harry  
Arthur  
Loretta  
Fred  
623 Poplar St. Xaver Schmidt Maltster
461 E. Water Anna (Kiehr) Reichert  
1411 Walnut St. Bertha (Winter) Falk widow of John Falk
  • Charles is back to Charles from Carl
Charles Basketmaker
J. Robert Carpenter
2480 West Medford Ave1 Alvin Falk Blacksmith  
Bertha (Wilke) Falk  
Emil Falk (8)
William Falk (5)
Eleanora Falk (1)
1803-1805 Walnut St. (fmr) Augusta (Falk) Witt  
  • Both saloon and house
  • The Gehrs children from her first marriage have probably moved out. The Witts have two children living here.
2458 West Medford Ave4 Wilhelmina (Greffin) Wilke widow of Albert
  • Albert apparently moves back to W. Medford
  • Jacob Muth and Minnie Wilke will marry next April. No idea where he lives but Wauwatosa is on the radar
  • Minnie lives virtually next door to her biological daughter, Eleanora Falk
Albert Wilke (and family) laborer
Amelia Wilke  
Minnie Wilke (23)
Charles Wilke (and family) foreman
Ida Wilke (18)
Emma Wilke (17)
2456 West Medford Ave5 August Wilke (and family) Plasterer
Wauwatosa Jacob Muth  
286 Juneau Ave. Henry McCrory (27) Coachman
  • New job. Live-in coachman for the Quarles family, lawyers. He was presumbaly fired from his previous position due to the pregnancy
  • Passes the patrolman exam 28 Jun 1895
Josephine Mary McCrory (4)
 
1896 r. 454 29th7 David Barbaras brewer
  • Emilie's father dies
Emilie (Doerschlag) Barbaras  
Louise (16)
Emily (13)
Harry (9)
Arthur (7)
Loretta (6)
Fred (2)
623 Poplar St. Xaver Schmidt Maltster
461 E. Water St. (fmr) Anna (Kiehr) Reichert  
1411 Walnut St. Bertha (Winter) Falk widow of John Falk
  • Charles is no longer listed as basketmaker
Charles laborer
J. Robert laborer
2480 West Medford Ave1 Alvin Falk Blacksmith
Bertha (Wilke) Falk  
Emil Falk (9)
William Falk (6)
Eleanora Falk (2)
551 E. Water (fmr) Augusta (Falk) Witt  
  • Saloon at 549 E. Water (fmr)
  • Bertha (Winter) Falk will eventually live with them
2458 West Medford Ave4 Wilhelmina (Greffin) Wilke widow of Albert
Albert Wilke (and family) laborer
Amelia Wilke  
Charles Wilke (and family) foreman, Kieckhefer Bros. (photo)
Ida Wilke (19)
Emma Wilke (18)
2456 West Medford Ave5 August Wilke (and family)  
Wauwatosa Jacob Muth mason
  • Minnie Wilke marries Jacob Muth; They live in Wauwatosa until moving to W. Medford Ave. in 1901
  • Was Minnie working out there, how did they meet?
Minnie (Wilke) Muth  
TBD Henry McCrory (28) Policeman
  • His first daughter is now 5 and still at the orphanage
Josephine Mary McCrory (5)
 
1897 r. 454 29th7 David Barbaras brewer  
Emily (Doerschlag) Barbaras  
Louise  
Emily  
Harry  
Arthur  
Loretta  
Fred  
623 Poplar St. Xaver Schmidt Maltster
TBD Anna (Kiehr) Reichert  
1411 Walnut St. Bertha (Winter) Falk widow of John Falk  
Charles laborer
J. Robert laborer
2480 West Medford Ave1 Alvin Falk Blacksmith
Bertha (Wilke) Falk  
Emil Falk (10)
William Falk (7)
Eleanora Falk (3)
551 E. Water (fmr) Augusta (Falk) Witt    
2458 West Medford Ave4 Wilhelmina (Greffin) Wilke widow of Albert  
Albert Wilke (and family) tinsmith
Emily Wilke  
Charles Wilke (and family) foreman
Ida Wilke (20)
Emma Wilke (19)
2456 West Medford Ave5 August Wilke (and family) Plasterer
Wauwatosa Jacob Muth  
  • Emma Muth is born
Minnie (Wilke) Muth  
476 Van Buren St. Henry McCrory Policeman
  • Josephine at St. Vincent’s Infant Asylum, 483 Second Avenue
Josephine Mary McCrory (6)
 
1898 r. 454 29th7 David Barbaras brewer  
Emily Doerschlag  
Louise (18)
Emily  
Harry  
Arthur  
Loretta  
Fred  
1137 (former 691) Market St. Albert Gardere Cigar maker
  • Future husband of Louise. He grew up in New Orleans, was a cigar maker there, then moved to Chicago in 1897 where he was a cigar maker. How did they meet?
623 Poplar St. Xaver Schmidt Maltster
  • The two widowed spouses of Louisa Reichert and Charles Reichert both marry again
Anna (Kiehr) Reichert Schmidt  
1411 Walnut St. Bertha (Winter) Falk widow of John Falk
J. Robert laborer
2480 West Medford Ave1 Alvin Falk Blacksmith  
Bertha (Wilke) Falk  
Emil Falk (11)
William Falk (8)
Eleanora Falk (4)
551 E. Water (fmr) Augusta (Falk) Witt    
2458 West Medford Ave4 Wilhelmina (Greffin) Wilke widow of Albert
  • Albert moves again, to 3022 Calhoun Pl
  • Charles finally moves with family
  • Ida and Emma are probably working, no idea where they actually live
Emily (25)
Ida Wilke (21)
Emma Wilke (20)
2456 West Medford Ave5 August Wilke (and family) Plasterer
3022 Calhoun Pl Albert Wilke (and family) tinsmith
1029 30th St. Charles Wilke (and family) tinner
  • 1029 30th St: between W. Pemberton Ave. and Center St. No longer standing. 6-7 blocks from West Medford Ave.(plate 261, 1910)
Wauwatosa Jacob Muth  
  • Clara Muth is born
Minnie (Wilke) Muth  
Emma Muth (1)
Clara Muth (0)
476 Van Buren St. Henry McCrory Policeman  
Josephine Mary McCrory (7)
 
1899 r. 454 29th7 David Barbaras brewer  
Emily Doerschlag  
Louise  
Emily  
Harry  
Arthur  
Loretta  
Fred  
623 Poplar St. Xaver Schmidt Maltster
Anna (Kiehr) Reichert Schmidt  
1411 Walnut St. Bertha (Winter) Falk widow of John Falk  
J. Robert laborer
2480 West Medford Ave1 Alvin Falk Blacksmith  
Bertha (Wilke) Falk  
Emil Falk (12)
William Falk (9)
Eleanora Falk (5)
551 E. Water (fmr) Augusta (Falk) Witt    
2458 West Medford Ave4 Wilhelmina (Greffin) Wilke widow of Albert
Emily (26)
Ida Wilke (22)
Emma Wilke clerk
2456 West Medford Ave5 August Wilke (and family) Plasterer
3022 Calhoun Pl Albert Wilke (and family) tinsmith
1029 30th St. Charles Wilke (and family) foreman
Wauwatosa Jacob Muth  
Minnie (Wilke) Muth  
Emma Muth (2)
Clara Muth (1)
476 Van Buren St. Henry McCrory Policeman  
Josephine Mary McCrory (8)
 
1900 r. 454 29th7 David Barbaras brewer
  • Louise (listed as "Lizzie") is a servant with the Schiff family, 1539 (formerly #759) Cass St. This is just a few blocks from Albert Gardere's cigar shop but I have no idea how she met him.
  • Emilie's mother is now living with Emilie and David. She had been living next door to her son, William.
Emilie (Doerschlag) Barbaras  
Ulricke Kosack (mother-in-law)
Louise (20)
Emily (17)
Harry (13)
Arthur (11)
Loretta (10)
Fred (6)
1137 (former 691) Market St. Albert Gardere Cigar maker
  • Future husband of Louise. He grew up in New Orleans, was a cigar maker there, then moved to Chicago in 1897 where he was a cigar maker. How did they meet?
623 Poplar St. Xaver Schmidt Maltster
  • John Reichert, 16, a son from Anna's first marriage is living with them along with the children from Xaver's first marriage.
Anna (Kiehr) Reichert Schmidt  
1411 Walnut St. Bertha (Winter) Falk widow of John Falk
  • Bertha continues to live with son, Robert
Robert son
Alvin (4) grandson
2480 West Medford Ave1 Alvin Falk Fireman
Bertha (Wilke) Falk  
Emil Falk (13)
William Falk (10)
Eleanora Falk (6)
551 E. Water (fmr) Augusta (Falk) Witt    
2458 West Medford Ave4 Minnie (Wilhelmina) Wilke widow of Albert
  • Emily Wilke shows up again
Emily Wilke dressmaker
2456 West Medford Ave5 August Wilke (and family) mason
3022 Calhoun Pl Albert Wilke (and family) tinsmith
1029 30th St. Charles Wilke (and family) foreman
2324 Fond du Lac Emma Wilke clerk
  • Emma is listed at 2324 Fond Du Lac for only this year; she is listed in the census as a servant at 2220 Fond du Lac
545 Astor Street Ida Wilke [census] Servant
  • She is listed in the census as a servant in the home of Bernard Stern
  • Bernard Stern & Sons was a processor of baking flour
Wauwatosa Jacob Muth  
Minnie (Wilke) Muth  
Emma Muth (3)
Clara Muth (2)
476 Van Buren St. Henry McCrory Policeman
  • 25 Jun 1900: Josephine leaves St. Vincent’s Infant Asylum after 9 years
  • Henry will never remarry and will live with his daughter for the rest of his life
Josephine Mary McCrory (9)
 
1901 r. 454 29th7 David Barbaras brewer
  • Louise marries Albert Gardere sometime between 1900-1905
  • Albert left his birthplace of Louisiana, showed up in Chicago in 1897 as a cigar maker, and moved to 391 Market St. (near Schlitz factory) in Milwaukee in 1898.
  • In 1901 he has a new address at 301 5th St. which may be a signal that he married Louise.
  • Emilie's mother is listed back next door to her son
Emilie (Doerschlag) Barbaras  
Emily  
Harry  
Arthur  
Loretta  
Fred  
301 5th Albert Gardere Cigar maker  
Louise Barbaras Gardere  
764 8th St. Xaver Schmidt Maltster
  • Anna dies
Anna (Kiehr) Reichert Schmidt  
2478 West Medford Ave2 Bertha (Winter) Falk widow John
  • Betha and son, Robert, have relocated from Walnut St. to the W. Medford compound presumably inspired by Alvin Falk and family.
  • Betha will bounce around among several children in the coming years
Robert O. Falk car-rep
2480 West Medford Ave1 Alvin Falk fireman
Bertha (Wilke) Falk  
Emil Falk (14)
William Falk (11)
Eleanora Falk (7)
551 E. Water (fmr) Augusta (Falk) Witt    
2458 West Medford Ave4 Wilhelmina (Greffin) Wilke widow of Albert
  • Emma Wilke returns;
  • Emily has married Fritz Neese; possibly moved to Sheboygen
  • The Muths move from Wauwatosa to the W. Medford Ave. enclave in the childhood home of Minnie (Wilke) Muth. Presmably into the space previously occupied by the family of Charles Wilke.
  • W. Medford Ave. now hosts four of the five Wilke daughters: Bertha, Minnie, Ida, Emma, The fifth, Emilie, just got married and moved out.
  • The newspaper lists the property transfer from Wilhelmina (Greffin) Wilke to the Muths
Ida Wilke  
Emma Wilke clerk
Jacob Muth teamster
Minnie (Wilke) Muth  
Emma Muth (4)
Clara Muth (3)
2456 West Medford Ave5 August Wilke (and family) mason
3022 Calhoun Pl Albert Wilke (and family) tinsmith
1029 30th St. Charles Wilke (and family) foreman
476 Van Buren St. Henry McCrory Policeman
Josephine Mary McCrory (10)
 
1902 r. 454 29th7 David Barbaras brewer  
Emily (Doerschlag) Barbaras  
Emily (19)
Harry (15)
Arthur (13)
Loretta (12)
Fred (8)
526 Jefferson Albert Gardere Cigar maker  
Louise Barbaras Gardere  
2478 West Medford Ave2 Bertha (Winter) Falk widow of John  
Robert O. Falk car-rep
2480 West Medford Ave1 Alvin Falk Brewer
  • Emil is only 15, working, and listed now
  • Eleanora Falk attends the Nazareth Lutheran Church school
Bertha (Wilke) Falk (tba)  
Emil laborer
William Falk (tba) (12)
Eleanora Falk (tba) (8)
551 E. Water (fmr) Augusta (Falk) Witt    
2458 West Medford Ave4 Wilhelmina (Greffin) Wilke widow of Albert
  • Emma moves to 2324 Fond Du Lac again: weird;
  • Emma marries Herman Gutknecht late in the year. He lives at 2304 Elm St (fmr), 2 blocks away.
  • Ida marries August Fred Raddatz
  • The Muths have purchased 2458. The widow Wilhelmina (Greffin) Wilke will move in with Emma next year
Ida Wilke (tba)  
Jacob Muth teamster
Minnie (Wilke) Muth  
2456 West Medford Ave5 August Wilke plasterer
3022 Calhoun Pl Albert Wilke (and family) sander
1029 30th St. Charles Wilke (and family) foreman
2324 Fond du Lac Emma Wilke clerk
476 Van Buren St. Henry McCrory Policeman
Josephine Mary McCrory (11)
 
1903 r. 454 29th7 David Barbaras brewer
  • The date is speculative. David got Harry a job at Schlitz as an assistant on the bottle wagon, delivering beer to saloons and collecting the empty bottles. "David's heart was set on Harry being a steam fitter, so he sent the boy to school to learn the trade. Harry, however, did not like steam fitting, and he wanted to work on a boat. He worked as a helper to a steam fitter, still watching his chance for a job on a boat. His chance finally came, and he took it. It was a job as a deck hand on a Great Lakes freighter, the Joseph C. Gilcrest. From then on for about two years he worked on different ships, generally going from one end of the Great Lakes to the other and finally becoming a wheels (roundsman). The pay was quite good, but he saw that there would be a better season ahead for steam fitting so he left the ships and went back to his old trade. "
Emily (Doerschlag) Barbaras  
Emily  
Harry  
Arthur  
Loretta  
Fred  
526 Jefferson Albert Gardere Cigar maker  
Louise (Barbaras) Gardere  
2480 West Medford Ave1 Alvin Falk laborer
  • No listing for Robert or his mother, Bertha Winter Falk. They could still be at 2478
  • Robert moves at some point around now to Chicago barely two years after acquiring the house at 2478; his mother, Bertha Winter Falk, will move to the family of her daughter, Augusta
Bertha (Wilke) Falk  
Emil chairmaker
William Falk (13)
Eleanora Falk (9)
551 E. Water (fmr) Augusta (Falk) Witt    
2458 West Medford Ave4 Jacob Muth teamster
  • The Muths are now alone at 2458. Ida and Emma Wilke have just married and moved out and mother Wilke has also moved out.
  • Emma, the youngest Wilke, and her mother, Wilhelmina, move in with Emma's new husband, Herman Gutknecht; they will all move back to W. Medford in 1905
  • Albert and family move to West Bend. Herman Raddatz now lives at their old address
  • Ida lives around the corner with hew husband; Eleanora was quite exercised by the claim that Ida "married her own cousin"
Minnie (Wilke) Muth  
2456 West Medford Ave5 August Wilke (and family) laborer
1029 30th St. Charles Wilke (and family) foreman, Kieckhefer Bros.
1262 30th August Raddatz machinist
Ida Wilke Raddatz  
846 17th Wilhelmina (Greffin) Wilke widow of Albert
Herman Gutknecht tinner
Emma (Wilke) Gutknecht  
476 Van Buren St. Henry McCrory Policeman  
Josephine Mary McCrory (12)
 
1904 r. 454 29th7 David Barbaras brewer  
Emily (Doerschlag) Barbaras  
Emily  
Harry  
Arthur  
Loretta  
Fred  
209 3rd Albert Gardere Cigar maker  
Louise (Barbaras) Gardere  
2480 West Medford Ave1 Alvin Falk Brewer
  • The two younger Falk sons, Robert and Charles, have moved to Chicago. Bertha (Winter) Falk, who previously stayed with the sons, is now living with the family of her daughter, Augusta.
  • Herman is about to return after 20 years in Sheboygan.
Bertha (Wilke) Falk  
Emil chairmaker
William Falk (14)
Eleanora Falk (10)
962 9th (fmr) Bertha (Winter) Falk widow of John
  • Unexplained chaos
  • Augusta is listed as "widow of Albert" at the same address of Fred, her husband.
  • Husband, Fred L., is also listed - and no longer running a saloon.
Fred Witt Maessel and Co.
Augusta (Falk) Witt  
2458 West Medford Ave4 Jacob Muth teamster
Minnie (Wilke) Muth  
2456 West Medford Ave5 August Wilke plasterer
1029 30th St. Charles Wilke (and family) foreman, Kieckhefer Bros.
1262 30th August Raddatz machinist
Ida Wilke Raddatz  
696 Garden Wilhelmina (Greffin) Wilke widow of Albert
Herman Gutknecht foreman
Emma Wilke Gutknecht  
476 Van Buren St. Henry McCrory Policeman
Josephine Mary McCrory (13)
 
1905 r. 454 29th7 David Barbaras brewer  
Emily (Doerschlag) Barbaras  
Emily  
Harry  
Arthur  
Loretta  
Fred  
2436 Cherry Albert Gardere Cigar maker
  • His cigar shop on Grand Avenue is mentioned in this article
  • Gardere and Schmidt, cigar manufacturers, 450 E. Water St.
  • Misspelled as Gordier in the 1905 census. Identity confirmed by the addresses of the others on the same page. Albert is listed as Cuban which is at odds with all the other records.
Louise (Barbaras) Gardere  
2480 West Medford Ave1 Alvin Falk ironworker
  • Eleanora reports that Alvin, her father: "he was a blacksmith also, when he moved to the neighborhood where we lived on 21st, by Sears, across the street. There was a great big blacksmith shop and he worked there. " Sears was located on the northwest corner of Fond Du Lac and North Ave. The 1910 map shows a fence & iron work shop and a wagon shop on the other side of North Ave. between 21st and 20th streets
  • No listing for Emil
Bertha (Wilke) Falk  
William Falk (15)
Eleanora Falk (11)
962 9th Bertha (Winter) Falk widow of John
  • More drama and confusion
  • Augusta and Bertha are clearly listed at this address and that is backed up by the 1905 census.
  • Augusta is again weirdly listed as "widow of Albert" in the city directory.
  • Augusta's husband, Fred L., disappears. So it would seem logical that he has died but he will return with a totally changed profession
  • Alvin Falk Jr. is the son of Augusta's brother, Robert, who decamped to Chicago several years ago.
Alvin Falk Jr. (son of Robert)
Augusta (Falk) Witt  
TBD Fred L. Witt  
728 10th St. (fmr) Herman Falk Basket maker
  • Herman returns to Milwaukee after almost 20 years in Sheboygan
2458 West Medford Ave4 Jacob Muth teamster
  • 2478 West Medford reappears after being unaccounted for two years. Did the Gutknechts purchase it?
  • Wilhelmina moves back to West Medford with the Gutknechts, this time a couple doors away from her old house. She dies 28 Sep 1905
  • Charles moves one street over
Minnie (Wilke) Muth  
2478 West Medford Ave2 Wilhelmina (Greffin) Wilke widow of Albert
Herman Gutknecht foreman
Emma (Wilke) Gutknecht [census]  
2472 West Medford Ave3 John Falk (and family) [census only]
2456 West Medford Ave5 August Wilke (and family) plasterer
1262 30th August Raddatz machinist
Ida Wilke Raddatz  
1034 29th St. Charles Wilke (and family) foreman, Kieckhefer Bros.
  • Moves one block away
  • 1034 30th St: between W. Pemberton Ave. and Center St. No longer standing. 6-7 blocks from West Medford Ave. (plate 139, 1910)
949 Van Buren St. (fmr 539) Henry McCrory Policeman
  • Henry McCrory begins an undefined two-decade relationship with a never-married woman of some means who is 16 years his senior: Elizabeth F. Bradley
  • Moves up the street to 539 Van Buren St., one of the two buildings owned by Bradley, it was her childhood home.
  • Henry and Josephine will live with Bradley for over 20 years. It can be deduced that Bradley may have been a surrogate mother to Josephine, she later left money in her will to Josephine.
  • Josephine listed in the state census as the "niece" of Bradley. Henry is not listed there!
Josephine Mary McCrory (14)
 
1906 r. 454 29th7 David Barbaras brewer
  • Harry, male, turns 18 and is listed
  • [It is reported] David Barbaras held the position of chief bartender aty Schlitz giving out the free beer to the employees and was for some time Milwaukee's champion beer stein holder. He held the record for the number of steins of beer he could hold and serve with one hand.
  • When there was an opening in the brewery David Barbaras told son, Harry, to apply for the job. Harry got the job and was assistant on the bottle wagon, delivering beer to saloons and collecting the empty bottles. David's heart was set on Harry being a steam fitter, so he sent the boy to school to learn the trade. Harry, however, did not like steam fitting, and he wanted to work on a boat. He worked as a helper to a steam fitter, still watching his chance for a job on a boat. His chance finally came, and he took it. It was a job as a deck hand on a Great Lakes freighter, the Joseph C. Gilcrest. From then on for about two years he worked on different ships, generally going from one end of the Great Lakes to the other and finally becoming a wheels (roundsman). The pay was quite good, but he saw that there would be a better season ahead for steam fitting so he left the ships and went back to his old trade.
Emily (Doerschlag) Barbaras  
Emily  
Harry Steamfitter
Arthur  
Loretta  
Fred  
151 7th Albert Gardere Cigar maker  
Louise Barbaras Gardere  
2480 West Medford Ave1 Alvin Falk ironworker
  • No listing for Emil
Bertha (Wilke) Falk  
William Falk (16)
Eleanora Falk (12)
962 9th Augusta (Falk) Witt  
  • Augusta is listed as "Mrs. Augusta Witt". Husband, Fred, is no longer listed in Milwaukee and there is no record of a recent death
  • Mother, Bertha, moves out and then in with her son, Herman. Does this indicate some change of circumstances for Augusta?
  • Alvin Falk Jr. is the son of Augusta's brother, Robert, who decamped to Chicago several years ago. Actual address not known.
Alvin Falk Jr. (son of Robert)
TBD Fred L. Witt  
728 10th St. (fmr) Bertha (Winter) Falk widow of John
  • Herman returns to Milwaukee after almost 20 years in Sheboygan. Did he return specifically to take care of his mother after some sort of drama with Augusta?
  • Widow Bertha has been shuffled to yet another child
Herman Falk Basket maker
2458 West Medford Ave4 Jacob Muth teamster
Minnie (Wilke) Muth  
2478 West Medford Ave2 Herman Gutknecht foreman
Emma (Wilke) Gutknecht  
2456 West Medford Ave5 August Wilke (and family) plasterer
1034 29th St. Charles Wilke (and family) foreman, Kieckhefer Bros.
1262 30th August Raddatz laborer
Ida (Wilke) Raddatz  
937 Van Buren St. (fmr 537) Henry McCrory Policeman
  • Moves next door to 937 Van Buren St. (fmr 537), the other of the two buildings owned by Elizabeth F. Bradley. Henry and Josephine lived with Bradley for over 20 years until Bradley's death in 1929.
Josephine Mary McCrory (15)
 
1907 r. 454 29th7 David Barbaras brewer
  • Albert Gardere disappears from the directory; Louise and he have presumably married and probably have left for Mobile, AL.
  • Arthur turns 18 and is listed
Emily (Doerschlag) Barbaras  
Emily  
Harry Steamfitter
Arthur Machinist
Loretta  
Fred  
2480 West Medford Ave1 Alvin Falk ironworker
Bertha (Wilke) Falk  
William laborer
Eleanora Falk (13)
781 7th Augusta (Falk) Witt  
  • Continued major weirdness
  • Bertha is not listed in the city directory
  • Augusta's husband, Fred L., is again listed, but now he is a teacher. The assumption would ordinarily be that this is a different person but other facts indicate that this is the same Fred L.
  • Augusta is no longer listed. Which is normal practice if again living with her husband. But what explains the previous two years?
Fred L. Witt  
337 13th St. (fmr) Bertha (Winter) Falk widow of John
  • This is the address on her death certificate from Feb 1908
  • Only Alvin Falk Jr. is seen at the same address. He was confirmed living with Augusta and her mother, Bertha, in the 1905 census
  • Who else is living with them?
Alvin Falk Jr. (son of Robert)
Sheboygan Herman Falk Basket maker
  • Back in Sheboygan
2458 West Medford Ave4 Jacob Muth teamster  
Minnie (Wilke) Muth  
2478 West Medford Ave2 Herman F. Gutknecht foreman
Emma Wilke Gutknecht  
2456 West Medford Ave5 August Wilke (and family) plasterer
1034 29th St. Charles Wilke (and family) foreman, Kieckhefer Bros.
1262 30th August Raddatz machinist
Ida Wilke Raddatz  
937 Van Buren St. (fmr 537) Henry McCrory Policeman
Josephine Mary McCrory (16)
 
1908 r. 454 29th7 David Barbaras brewer
  • The Garderes disappear; probably have gone to Louisiana; will be in Mobile, Alabama in 1910
  • Arthur turns 18 and is listed
Emily Doerschlag  
Emily  
Harry Steamfitter
Arthur Machinist
Loretta  
Fred  
2480 West Medford Ave1 Alvin Falk blacksmith
  • Herman Gutknecht, married to the younger sister of Charles Wilke, also works with the latter at Kieckhefer Bros. (verified in directories starting 1910)
Bertha (Wilke) Falk  
Emil telephone operator
William finisher
Eleanor (tba) (14)
1126 17th Augusta (Falk) Witt  
  • In the space of a few years Fred has disappeared after running a saloon for many years and then reappeared as a reverend
  • Alvin Falk Jr. alternates living with the Witts and then at a separate address
Fred L. Witt Reverend and teacher
337 13th St. (fmr) Bertha (Winter) Falk widow of John
  • Bertha dies dies 3-Feb-1908. Weirdly living with Alvin Jr. at the time. Augusta signs the death certificate
  • Eleanora reports: "Oh, the funeral. She died from a hernia. Her hernia came forward and it was so big that the inside that it tangled her intestines... something burst and that killed her. See, they had nothing to cure them at that time yet, we didn’t have that many doctors. Dr. [Bernly] lived on Fond du Lac Ave. and all that. He was just a young doctor, not very, and he came but he couldn’t push this back, you know, so in four days she had passed away. So then she was laid out… How old was she then? Sixty-two. She was laid out in the house and then she went to church. They had a church funeral. The church was very small at that time, you didn’t have the large churches yet. And the children were all dressed in white and they had black ribbon sashes on and black ribbon in their hair."
Alvin Falk Jr. Electrician
Sheboygan Herman Falk Basket maker  
2458 West Medford Ave4 Jacob Muth teamster  
Minnie (Wilke) Muth (tba)  
2478 West Medford Ave2 Herman Gutknecht foreman
Emma Wilke Gutknecht (tba)  
2456 West Medford Ave5 August Wilke (and family) plasterer
1034 29th St. Charles Wilke (and family) foreman, Kieckhefer Bros.
1262 30th August Raddatz machinist
Ida Wilke Raddatz (tba)  
937 Van Buren St. (fmr 537) Henry McCrory Policeman  
Josephine Mary McCrory (17)
 
1909 r. 454 29th7 David Barbaras brewer
  • Emily marries Andrew Haas and moves out
Emily Doerschlag (tba)  
Harry Steamfitter
Arthur Machinist
Loretta (tba)  
Fred Student
2404 Cherry Andrew Haas Machinist
Emily (Barbaras) Haas  
2480 West Medford Ave1 Alvin Falk blacksmith
Bertha (Wilke) Falk (tba)  
Emil telephone operator
William finisher
Eleanor (tba) (15)
1126 17th Augusta (Falk) Witt  
Fred L. Witt Reverend and teacher occult science
Alvin Falk Jr. Laborer (nephew)
Sheboygan Herman Falk Basket maker  
2458 West Medford Ave4 Jacob Muth teamster
Minnie (Wilke) Muth (tba)  
2478 West Medford Ave2 Herman Gutknecht foreman
Emma Wilke Gutknecht (tba) (wife)
2456 West Medford Ave5 August Wilke (and family) plasterer
1034 29th St. Charles Wilke (and family) foreman, Kieckhefer Bros.
1262 30th August Raddatz machinist
Ida Wilke Raddatz (tba) wife
937 Van Buren St. (fmr 537) Henry McCrory Policeman  
Josephine Mary McCrory (18)
 
1910 r. 454 29th7 David Barbaras brewer  
Emily (Doerschlag) Barbaras  
Harry Steamfitter
Arthur Machinist
Loretta "Freda"  
Fred Student
2404 Cherry Andrew Haas Machinist
Emily (Barbaras) Haas  
2480 West Medford Ave1 Alvin Falk blacksmith
Bertha (Wilke) Falk  
Emil Clerk, 37 2nd.
William Laborer
Eleanor (tba) (16)
1126 17th Augusta (Falk) Witt  
  • Alvin Jr. is listed with them and their two children in the 1910 census but he is as 658 Jackson in the directory
Fred L. Witt Reverend and teacher
Alvin Falk Jr. Metal worker (nephew)
273 4th St. (fmr) Herman Falk Willow Worker  
2458 West Medford Ave4 Jacob Muth teamster
Minnie (Wilke) Muth (tba)  
2456 West Medford Ave5 August Wilke (and family) plasterer
2478 West Medford Ave2 Herman Gutknecht foreman, 909 St. Paul Ave. (Kieckhefer Bros.)
Emma Wilke Gutknecht (tba) (wife)
1034 29th St. Charles Wilke (and family) foreman, Kieckhefer Bros.
1262 30th August Raddatz machinist
Ida Wilke Raddatz (tba) wife
937 Van Buren St. (fmr 537) Henry McCrory Policeman
  • Josephine works as a clerk
Josephine Mary McCrory (19)
 
1911 r. 454 29th7 David Barbaras brewer  
Emily (Doerschlag) Barbaras  
Harry Steamfitter
Arthur Machinist
Loretta "Freda" dressmaker
Fred blue-printer
2404 Cherry Andrew Haas Machinist
Emily Barbaras Haas  
Mobile Alabama Albert Gardere Grocer
Louise Gardere (tba)  
2480 West Medford Ave1 Alvin Falk blacksmith
Bertha (Wilke) Falk (tba)  
Emil Telephone operator
William Furniture finisher
Eleanor (17)
1126 17th Augusta (Falk) Witt  
  • Alvin Jr. has moved out
Fred L. Witt Reverend and teacher
658 Jackson St. Alvin Falk Jr. Metal worker (nephew)
332 5th St. (fmr) Herman Falk Basket maker  
2458 West Medford Ave4 Jacob Muth (not listed) teamster
Minnie (Wilke) Muth  
2478 West Medford Ave2 Herman Gutknecht foreman, 909 St. Paul Ave. (Kieckhefer Bros.)
Emma Wilke Gutknecht (wife)
2456 West Medford Ave5 August Wilke (and family) plasterer
1034 29th St. Charles Wilke (and family) foreman, Kieckhefer Bros.
1262 30th August Raddatz machinist
Ida Wilke Raddatz wife
Augustine Raddatz widow of Ferdinand
937 Van Buren St. (fmr 537) Henry McCrory Policeman
  • Josephine has probably started at the Milwaukee State Normal School
  • Henry is promoted to detective
Josephine Mary McCrory (20)
 
1912 r. 454 29th7 David Barbaras brewer  
Emily (Doerschlag) Barbaras  
Harry Steamfitter
Arthur Machinist
Loretta "Freda" dressmaker
Fred Electrician
2404 Cherry Andrew Haas Machinist
Emily Barbaras Haas  
555 S. Cedar, Mobile Alabama Albert (Barbaras) Gardere Grocer
Louise Gardere  
2480 West Medford Ave1 Alvin Falk machinist
  • August Wilke died: 8-Jun-1912
Bertha (Wilke) Falk  
Emil Telephone operator
William Furniture finisher
Eleanor (18)
1126 17th Augusta (Falk) Witt  
  • Fred is a medium!
Fred L. Witt Medium
TBD Herman Falk TBD  
2458 West Medford Ave4 Jacob Muth  
Minnie (Wilke) Muth  
2478 West Medford Ave2 Herman Gutknecht foreman, 909 St. Paul Ave. (Kieckhefer Bros.)
Emma Wilke Gutknecht (wife)
2456 West Medford Ave5 Wilhelmina Schulz Wilke (and family) widow, August
1034 29th St. Charles Wilke (and family) foreman, Kieckhefer Bros.
1262 30th August Raddatz machinist
Ida Wilke Raddatz wife
Augusta Raddatz widow of Ferdinand
937 Van Buren St. (fmr 537) Henry McCrory Policeman
  • Josephine graduates from the Milwaukee State Normal School in May and begins work as a teacher at the Jefferson St. School. She will spend several decades there
  • Henry, literally nicknamed "Handsome Harry", curiously never remarried. He and Josephine lived with Elizabeth F. Bradley (1852-1929) for 24 years until the latter's death. She was 16 years his senior but is it possible that they were in a relationship?
Josephine Mary McCrory (21)
 
1913 r. 454 29th7 David Barbaras brewer  
Emily (Doerschlag) Barbaras  
Harry Steamfitter
Arthur Machinist
Loretta dressmaker
Fred Electrician
2404 Cherry Andrew Haas Machinist
Emily Barbaras Haas  
555 S. Cedar, Mobile Alabama Albert Gardere Grocer
Louise (Barbaras) Gardere  
2480 West Medford Ave1 Alvin Falk ironworker  
Bertha (Wilke) Falk (wife)
Emil Barkeeper
William Painter
Eleanor (19)
1126 17th Augusta (Falk) Witt  
  • Fred is a medium!
Fred L. Witt Medium
321 State St. (fmr) Herman Falk Basket maker  
2458 West Medford Ave4 Jacob Muth brewer
Minnie (Wilke) Muth  
2478 West Medford Ave2 Herman Gutknecht foreman, 909 St. Paul Ave. (Kieckhefer Bros.)
Emma Wilke Gutknecht (wife)
2456 West Medford Ave5 Wilhelmina Schulz Wilke (and family) widow, August
1034 29th St. Charles Wilke (and family) foreman, Kieckhefer Bros.
937 Van Buren St. (fmr 537) Henry McCrory Policeman
Josephine Mary McCrory Teacher
 
1914 r. 454 29th7 David Barbaras brewer  
Emily (Doerschlag) Barbaras  
Harry Steamfitter
Arthur Machinist
Loretta (Freda) Stenographer
Fred Electrician
2404 Cherry Andrew Haas Machinist
Emily (Barbaras) Haas  
Mobile Alabama Albert Gardere Grocer
Louise Gardere  
2480 West Medford Ave1 Alvin Falk ironworker
  • William gets married and moves out
Bertha (Wilke) Falk (wife)
Emil comtrav
William finisher
Eleanor (tba) dressmaker
1126 17th Augusta (Falk) Witt  
  • Husband, Fred, dies
321 State St. (fmr) Herman Falk Basket maker
  • Herman dies
2458 West Medford Ave4 Jacob Muth brewer
Minnie (Wilke) Muth (tba) (wife)
Emma Stenographer
2478 West Medford Ave2 Herman Gutknecht foreman, 909 St. Paul Ave. (Kieckhefer Bros.)
Emma Wilke Gutknecht (wife)
2456 West Medford Ave5 Wilhelmina Schulz Wilke (and family) widow, August
1034 29th St. Charles F. Wilke (and family) foreman, Kieckhefer Bros.
937 Van Buren St. (fmr 537) Henry McCrory Policeman
Josephine Mary McCrory Teacher
 
1915 r. 454 29th7 David Barbaras brewer  
Emily (Doerschlag) Barbaras  
Harry Steamfitter
Arthur Machinist
Fred Electrician
2404 Cherry Andrew Haas Machinist
Emily Barbaras Haas  
Mobile Alabama Albert Gardere Retail Meats
Louise Gardere (tba)  
2480 West Medford Ave1 Alvin Falk Ironworker
Bertha (Wilke) Falk (tba) (wife)
Emil Falk solr
Eleanora Falk Dressmaker
2816 Meinecke Ave William H. Falk finisher
1126 17th Augusta (Falk) Witt    
2458 West Medford Ave4 Jacob Muth teamster  
Minnie (Wilke) Muth (tba) (wife)
Emma Stenographer
2478 West Medford Ave2 Herman Gutknecht foreman, 909 St. Paul Ave. (Kieckhefer Bros.)
Emma Wilke Gutknecht (wife)
2456 West Medford Ave5 Wilhelmina Schulz Wilke (and family) widow, August
1034 29th St. Charles F. Wilke (and family) foreman, Kieckhefer Bros.
937 Van Buren St. (fmr 537) Henry McCrory Policeman
Josephine Mary McCrory Teacher
 
1916 r. 454 29th7 David Barbaras brewer
  • 2424 Brown was at the northeast corner of 24th and Brown, 5 blocks south of the West Medford houses. Currently a vacant lot.
Emily (Doerschlag) Barbaras  
Harry Steamfitter
Arthur Machinist
Loretta Barbaras  
Fred Electrician
2424 Brown Andrew Haas Machinist
Emily Barbaras Haas  
Mobile Alabama Albert Gardere (tba) Grocer
Louise Barbaras Gardere (tba)  
2480 West Medford Ave1 Alvin Falk Ironworker Misc
  • Eleanora Falk and Ida Wilke worked at Rice and Friedman, sewing various garments
Theory on How Harry Met Eleanora
  1. [Eleanora notes] Jacob Muth was a driver, teamster, for the Waukesha brewery. But the conditions in winter were brutal and the Muths bought a tavern on Vliet St. between 25th and 26th streets, next door to the butcher shop of their friend, Gerhardt [ed. possibly Martin Gerhardt at 2524 Vliet?]. They lived upstairs. [ed. did this get Jacob Muth closer to his job?]
  2. [Eleanora notes] He [Harry] was working on the boats and he came back home and his father was remodeling the little rear house and they had no room for him to sleep. [ed. This was the house at 454 29th which is steps from Vliet St.]
  3. The Muth tavern was 2 blocks from Harry's house. Maybe Harry ate/drank there? Maybe he mentioned that he needed a place to stay and learned that the Muths were renting rooms at their W. Medford Ave. boarding house
  4. [Eleanora notes] And there was a room right downstairs next to the kitchen so they rented that room to him and he was doing steam fitting work. He worked for, I forget his name now. [Knar, Frank Knar]. His little shop was in the village of Wauwatosa, all this while, yet I think it’s still there.
  5. Eleanora was preparing meals for the boarders
Bertha (Wilke) Falk (tba) (wife)
Emil Falk solr
Eleanora Falk Dressmaker
1126 17th Augusta (Falk) Witt  
  • Augusta dies at the age of 60
2458 West Medford Ave4 Jacob Muth Teamster
  • August C. Wilke, fireman, moves into 2372 W. Medford Ave (fmr 2228 Kilbourn Ave.)- unidentified
Minnie (Wilke) Muth (tba)  
Clara Muth telephone operator, Wisconsin Telephone Co.
Emma Muth stenographer
2478 West Medford Ave2 Herman Gutknecht laborer
Emma Wilke Gutknecht (wife)
2456 West Medford Ave5 Wilhelmina Schulz Wilke widow, August
August Wilke barnman
Ida Wilke seamstress
Otto Wilke laborer
Walter Wilke woodworker
1034 29th St. Charles F. Wilke (and family) foreman, Kieckhefer Bros.
937 Van Buren St. (fmr 537) Henry McCrory Policeman
Josephine Mary McCrory Teacher
 
1917 r. 454 29th7 David Barbaras brewer  
Emily (Doerschlag) Barbaras  
Arthur Machinist
Fred electrician
Loretta Barbaras  
2424 Brown Andrew Haas Machinist
Emily Barbaras Haas  
Mobile Alabama Albert Gardere Retail Meats
  • Listed here, with wife, with WWI draft registration
Louise Gardere  
2480 West Medford Ave1 Alvin Falk janitor
  • Alvin retired and then worked as a janitor at nearby Nazareth Lutheran Church
  • Harry Barbaras and Eleanora Falk married 30-Jun-1917. They were married in the front room of 2480 by the minister from Nazareth Lutheran Church, the service was in German.
  • Alvin Falk added a room to 2480 and the Falks moved upstairs while Harry and Eleanora lived downstairs.
Bertha (Wilke) Falk (wife)
Emil Falk clerk, 375 Broadway
Harry Barbaras Steamfitter
Eleanora (Falk) Barbaras  
2458 West Medford Ave4 Jacob Muth brewer
Minnie (Wilke) Muth  
Clara Muth supervisor, Wisconsin Telephone Co.
Emma Muth stenographer
2478 West Medford Ave2 Herman Gutknecht presshand
Emma Wilke Gutknecht (wife)
2456 West Medford Ave5 Wilhelmina Schulz Wilke widow, August
August Wilke cond
Ida Wilke seamstress
Otto Wilke bartender
Walter Wilke helper
1034 29th St. Charles F. Wilke (and family) foreman, Kieckhefer Bros.
937 Van Buren St. (fmr 537) Henry McCrory Policeman
Josephine Mary McCrory Teacher
 
1918 r. 454 29th7 David Barbaras brewer
  • Fred got married last year and has moved out. He will soon live on 29th St. near his father.
  • Arthur, who never marries, is the last of the children remaining with David
  • Loretta marries Harold Burroughs and they move into his parent's house where he had been living
Emily (Doerschlag) Barbaras (wife)
Arthur Machinist
2424 Brown Andrew Haas Machinist
Emily Barbaras Haas  
1714 Chestnut Harold Burroughs Electrician  
Loretta Barbaras Burroughs  
Mobile Alabama Albert Gardere Ship carpenter at Mobile Shipbuilding Co.
  • Listed here, with wife, on WWI draft registration. Albert has apparently changed occupations.
Louise () Gardere  
2480 West Medford Ave1 Alvin Falk Janitor
Bertha (Wilke) Falk (wife)
Emil Falk USA
Harry Barbaras Steamfitter
Eleanora Falk Barbaras  
2458 West Medford Ave4 Jacob Muth teamster
Minnie (Wilke) Muth  
Clara Muth supervisor, Wisconsin Telephone Co.
Emma Muth stenographer
2478 West Medford Ave2 Herman Gutknecht foreman, AOS Co.
Emma Wilke Gutknecht (wife)
2456 West Medford Ave5 Wilhelmina Schulz Wilke widow, August
August Wilke cond
Ida Wilke machine operator
Otto Wilke US Army
Walter Wilke machinist
1034 29th St. Charles F. Wilke (and family) timsmith
937 Van Buren St. (fmr 537) Henry McCrory Policeman
Josephine Mary McCrory Teacher
 
1919 r. 454 29th7 David Barbaras brewer
  • Fred and Klara move near David.
Emily (Doerschlag) Barbaras (wife)
Arthur Machinist
r. 552 29th St. Fred Barbaras electrician
2424 Brown Andrew Haas Machinist
Emily Barbaras Haas  
r. 1714 Chestnut Harold Burroughs US Army  
Loretta Barbaras Burroughs  
Mobile Alabama Albert Gardere Ship carpenter
  • Not clear where Louise is. In 1920 she is a maid in Manhattan
Louise Barbaras Gardere  
2480 West Medford Ave1 Alvin Falk Janitor  
Bertha (Wilke) Falk (wife)
Emil Falk foreman, Mil shops
Harry Barbaras Steamfitter
Eleanora Falk Barbaras  
Glen Barbaras (0)
2458 West Medford Ave4 Jacob Muth driver  
Minnie (Wilke) Muth  
Clara Muth supervisor, Wisconsin Telephone Co.
Emma Muth stenographer, Aug. Rebhan Co.
2478 West Medford Ave2 Herman Gutknecht foreman, AOS Co.
Emma Wilke Gutknecht (wife)
2456 West Medford Ave5 Wilhelmina Schulz Wilke widow, August
August Wilke cond
Ida Wilke saleslady GB
Otto Wilke helper
Walter Wilke electrician
1034 29th St. Charles F. Wilke (and family) foreman, National Enamel and Stamping Co.
937 Van Buren St. (fmr 537) Henry McCrory Policeman
Josephine Mary McCrory Teacher
 
1929 r. 454 29th7 David Barbaras brewer
  • Fred and Harold both work at Uihlein-Ortmann Electric
  • Fred lives at 454 1/2. The Haases sem to live in the front house
  • Emily Barbaras Haas wrote a dairy of the family history and David Barbarases life
Emily (Doerschlag) Barbaras  
Fred Electrician at Uihlein-Ortmann Electric
Clara (wife)
454 29th Andrew Haas Machine operator  
Emily Barbaras Haas wife
Harold F. Haas switch board man
646 8th Ave., Wauwatosa Harold Burroughs Estimator at Uihlein-Ortmann Electric  
Loretta Barbaras Burroughs (tba)  
455 16th St. Albert Gardere Carpenter
  • In the 1920 census she was a maid in Manhattan. No idea what was going on there. She was later back in Mobile and the couple returned to Milwaukee circa 1928. Glen reports that they returned with a truck filled to the brim with possessions. By 1930, Louise was living with her father and they were divorced.
Louise Barbaras Gardere  
2480 West Medford Ave1 Alvin Falk Janitor
  • Falks live upstairs, Barbaras downstairs
  • Glen reports playing with William Hackbarth (lived next door on the northeast side) and Harvey Dalli, (lived in the fifth house to the south east). Harvey Dalli "had a barn in his yard in which a lady boarded her pony. The pony, however, grew sick and died and a large truck came and took it away. They erected a huge tent over the door to Harvey's barn. The tent was made of empty flour bags sewed together by Harvey's mother. They then had two forts, one in Harvey's tent and barn, and one in Glen's shed, so they were constantly playing cowboy and Indian, all arrayed in their cowboy and Indian suits with about half a dozen guns stuck in their belts."
Bertha (Wilke) Falk wife
Emil A. Falk  
Harry Barbaras Steamfitter
Eleanora Falk Barbaras  
Glen Barbaras (10)
Gordon Barbaras (7)
2458 West Medford Ave4 Jacob Muth driver
  • It is reported that John Muth's primary job was dealing liquor from the back of the store during Prohibition
Minnie (Wilke) Muth wife
John H. Muth manager, Palace Drug Co.
r. 2478 West Medford Ave2 Herman Gutknecht laborer  
Emma Wilke Gutknecht wife
Ervin Gutknecht sign painter
Esther Gutknecht tmkpr, Imperial Knitting Co.
Located right behind the house?
Florence Gutknecht stenographer, Wacho Mfg. Co.
r. 2456 West Medford Ave5 Wilhelmina Schulz Wilke widow, August  
August A. Wilke mechanic
August Wilke auto mechanic
Walter Wilke electrician
1324 29th St. Charles F. Wilke (and family) foreman
  • His first wife, Martha Zellmer, died 21-Jun-1920
  • He is now married to Augusta Zastrow
937 Van Buren St. (fmr 537) Henry McCrory Chief of Detectives, Milwaukee
  • Josephine continues to work as a teacher at the Jefferson St. School.
  • Elizabeth F. Bradley dies and leaves $500 to Josephine. The McCrorys will move from Bradley's house to 2511 (formerly 527) N. Stowell Ave. Apt. 20.
Josephine Mary McCrory Teacher (28)
 
1930s
  • [Reported by Glen Barbaras] Emma Gutknecht had 3 children: Erwin who never married; Esther who married Walter Barkow and moved away; and Florence who married Arthur Barkow, moved upstairs at 2478 Medford Ave. and started a family. They all met at the Lutheran church. Florence played with Gordon (Barbaras) and me as younger kids and we, in turn, played with her kids one of whom was Nancy for whom Gordon named his plane, Fancy Nancy. Art got his Ph.D. in physics at Marquette but did his research at Chicago using their equipment.
  • Emil "Uncle Fat" Falk married later in life to Agnes ? (born in Denmark). She was from Minneapolis and worked for Western Union  transmitting the play by play description of Milwaukee Brewer baseball games by telegraph key. She also handled all the confidential personal wires from Frank Lloyd Wright in Wisconsin. Some involved his women friends but she did not discuss them.  Fat and Agnes lived 2 blocks away in an apartment so they were  always involved with the family as were Bill, Minnie and Harold who lived about 6 blocks away