Jacob H Holzhammer

1855 - 1933  (77 years)

• Name	Jacob H Holzhammer
  Birth	3 Nov 1855	Adams Co, WI
  Gender	Male
  Census	7 Aug 1860	Brownsville, Houston, MN ; age 4, born WI, living with parents
  Census	1865	Brownsville, Houston, MN ; living with parents
  Census	8 Jun 1870	Brownsville, Houston, MN ; age 14, born WI, attending school, living with parents
  Census	1875	Brownsville, Houston, MN ; age 19, born WI, living with father/stepmother
  Census	18 Jun 1880	La Crosse, La Crosse, WI ; age 28, born MN, living alone at City Hotel, works on raft, parents born Baden/Baden
  Census	27 May 1885	Brownsville, Houston, MN ; Jake, age 30, born WI
  Census	1895	Brownsville, Houston, MN ; age 39, born WI, 35 yrs in state, laborer
  Census	7 Jun 1900	Brownsville, Houston, MN ; age 44, born Nov 1855 in WI, marr 17 yrs, farmer, parents born GER/GER, father living nearby
  Census	1905	La Crosse, La Crosse, WI ; age 49, born WI, parents born GER
  Census	15 Apr 1910	La Crosse, La Crosse, WI ; age 54, born WI, marr 27 yrs, boat livery man, parent born GER/GER
  Census	5 Jan 1920	La Crosse, La Crosse, WI ; age 64, born WI, proprietor/manager of boat livery, parents born GER/GER
  Census	14 Apr 1930	La Crosse, La Crosse, WI ; age 74, born WI, 1st marr at 27, parents born GER/GER
  Death	5 Jul 1933	La Crosse, La Crosse, WI
  Burial		Oak Grove Cemetery, La Crosse, WI
  Person ID	I1253	Family Tree
  Last Modified	2 Feb 2019

  
  

  Father	George Holzhammer,   b. 15 Jan 1827, Nackenheim, Hessen, Germany d. 10 Dec 1905, La Crosse, La Crosse, WI (Age 78 years)
  Mother	Cathrina Bowen,   b. 1833, Berlin, Germany d. 6 Aug 1871, Brownsville, Houston, MN (Age 38 years)
  Marriage	22 Jul 1854	Jo Daviess, IL
  Notes	from "Illinois, Marriage Index, 1860-1920", 22 Jul 1854 (ancestry.com) On 22 Jul 1854 in Jo Daviess, IL, George Holzhammer married Catharine Bower.
  Family ID	F252	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Ella Harris
  Marriage	4 Feb 1880	La Crosse Co, WI
  Notes	from "Wisconsin, County Marriages, 1836-1911" (familysearch.org) On 4 Feb 1880 in La Crosse, WI, Jacob Holzhammer son of Georg & Catherina Hozhammer married Ella Harris daughter of Jim & Sarah Haskin.
  Family ID	F4363	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Aug 2015

  
  

  Family 2	Mary Ann Darfaur,   b. Feb 1862, Minnesota d. Jun 1940, La Crosse, La Crosse, WI (Age ~ 78 years)
  Marriage	30 Dec 1881	La Crosse, Wisconsin
  Notes	from "Wisconsin, Marriages, 1836-1930" (familysearch.org) On Dec 30 1881 in La Crosse WI, Jacob Holzhammer son of Gro Holzhammer & Catherine Bowen married Mary A Darfam daughter of Mike Darfam & Ellen Brady.
  Family ID	F271	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Aug 2015

  
  

• Notes

  From "The La Crosse Tribune", 5 Jul 1973 (newspapers.com) 40 YEARS AGO Jacob Hozhammer, 77, La Crosse Riverman who operated a ferry from the foot of Market Street for 30 years and laid out the ice and snow road to Brownsville for many years, dies. from "The La Crosse Tribune", 5 Jul 1933 (newspapers.com) Jacob Holtzhammer, 77, well-known La Crosse riverman, died at his home, 1022 South Second street, Monday afternoon after a lingering illness. He had operated a boat ferry at the foot of Market street for nearly 30 years. Mr. Holtzhammer was born in Adams county, Nov. 3, 18555. He was a member of the I.O.O.F. of Caledonia, Minn., and of Rudolph encampment No. 9 of La Crosse. He is survived by his widow and brother George of La Crosse, and three sisters, Mrs. Margaret Coyle, Minneapolis, Mrs. Mary Volz of San Diego, Calif., and Mrs Joseph Riel of Minneapolis. Funeral services will be held Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Blaschke Funeral home, with the I.O.O.F. lodge in charge. Interment will be in the Oak Grove Cemetery.