KESTELL - KAUTZER

Descendants of Elizabeth Kestell

Generation No. 1 1. ELIZABETH2 KESTELL (JOHANN BAPTIST1 KASTEL) was born April 11, 1858 in Town Germantown, Washington, Wi, and died October 13, 1916 in Milwaukee, Milwaukee Co., Wi. She married JOHN TIRY April 06, 1880 in St. Boniface Catholic, Germantown, Washingto Co., son of JOHN TIRY and EVA BARTH. Notes for JOHN TIRY: Story from Irene Dietscher and Emma Weissheim Tiry. John Tiry, the eldest son of Johann and Eva (Barth) was born 20 Nov. 1856 in Schlesingerville (now Slinger), Washington Co., Wi. John worked as a lumberjack in his early days. He and his brother Michael helped to clear some of the land for the farmers near Holy Hill. While working in a sawmill, he had an accident in which one of his hands was severed at the wrist. A hook was used to replace his missing hand. John married Elizabetha Kestell in a double wedding on 6 April 1880, at St. Boniface Catholic Church, in Goldendale, town of Germantown, Washington Co., Wi. Elizabeth's brother George Kestell, married Ferdinanda Tiry on the same day. Elizabetha was born 1 April 1858 in the Town of Germantown, Washington Co., to Johann Baptist Kastell and Ursula (Krippel, Krebbel, Prevel?) John and Elizabeth purchased farmland on 1 October 1885 from John Bernett and Anna, his wife. The purchased land was the NW1/4of the SE 1/4 of Section 29 of Township 9 and the NE 1/4 of the SE 1/4 of the NE 1/4 of Section of Township 20 East. The Witnesses were Adam Meunier and John Town of Germantown. Kestell. He paid $2,800.00 for the land. On 15 Oct. 1886, John and Elizabeth Tiry sold to Charles Dallmann, (the sister and brother-in-law of Elizabeth) the NW 1/4 of the SE qtr of the NE 1/4 of Section 29 range 20 containing 100 acres of land. The price was $3,800. Also on 15 Oct. 1886, George Johann Kestell and Lena Kestell, his wife, sold to John Tiry for 800.00 40 acres in the SW 1/4 of the NE 1/4 of Section 29 of Township 9, North of Range 20. The witnesses were Adam Meunier (Notary public) and Carl Dallmann. Gayle Land's mother told her, that John had owned the tavern across from St. Lawrence Church in St. Lawrence, Washington Co., Wi. He had a vicious temper and one evening, John and a customer got into an argument. John almost killed the man with his hooked hand. (story from Emma Tiry). It is speculation that this incident prompted John to quit or sell the tavern and move to Milwaukee. However, court records show he lost the tavern to foreclosure. He appears on the Milwaukee City Directory for the first time in 1890. His occupation at that time was saloon and boarding. John had several different jobs during his life. He was granted his liquor license in Milwaukee in 1890. He worked as a saloon keeper for 5 years, then as a contractor, grader, laborer, teamster, and peddler. John died in the House of Correction on 4 August 1910 of heart failure secondary to alcoholism. His death certificate states that he is buried at Union Cemetery in Milwaukee, but the cemetery office does not have a record of his burial. Elizabeth lived for 6 years after John's death. She died 13 October 1916 of a cerebral hemorrhage. She is buried in an unmarked grave in Holy Cross Cemetery in Milwaukee. There is no further information about Christina, or Lillie. A relative by marriage had thrown away all the information she had on Christina (including pictures), thinking that no one in the family was interested. Little did she know. (This family history was received from Gayle Land, Hartford, WI in February 1998.) Children of ELIZABETH KESTELL and JOHN TIRY are: 2. i. CATHERINE3 TIRY, b. March 02, 1881, St. Mathias, Washington Co., Wi; d. January 17, 1969, Milwaukee, Milwaukee Co., Wi.         ii. CHRISTINA TIRY, b. July 01, 1882, Allenton, WashingtonCo., Wi; d. December 12, 1966, Milwaukee, Milwaukee Co., Wi.; m. (1) GUSTAV DIETHERT; m. (2) WILLIAM STEFFEN; m. (3) EDWARD WEISENBORN, Unknown. 3. iii. ANTON TIRY, b. August 25, 1892, Milwaukee, Milwaukee Co., Wi.; d. March 27, 1971, Milwaukee, Milwaukee Co., Wi.         iv. LILLIE TIRY, b. November 23, 1894. Generation No. 2 2. CATHERINE3 TIRY (ELIZABETH2 KESTELL, JOHANN BAPTIST1 KASTEL) was born March 02, 1881 in St. Mathias, Washington Co., Wi, and died January 17, 1969 in Milwaukee, Milwaukee Co., Wi. She married WILLIAM H. TRAPP December 02, 1902 in Milwaukee, Milwaukee Co., Wi., son of JULIUS TRAPP and BERTHA PAWLOW. Child of CATHERINE TIRY and WILLIAM TRAPP is:         i. HOWARD EDWARD JULIUS4 TRAPP, b. April 02, 1905, Milwaukee, Milwaukee Co., Wi.; d. October 05, 1976; m. MILDRED ROSIN. 3. ANTON3 TIRY (ELIZABETH2 KESTELL, JOHANN BAPTIST1 KASTEL) was born August 25, 1892 in Milwaukee, Milwaukee Co., Wi., and died March 27, 1971 in Milwaukee, Milwaukee Co., Wi. He married HELEN SCHARKOWSKI November 28, 1924 in Milwaukee, Milwaukee Co., Wi., daughter of JOHN SHARKOWSKI and ANNIE REINHARDT. Child of ANTON TIRY and HELEN SCHARKOWSKI is: 4. i. ALICE4 TIRY, b. January 18, 1926, Milwaukee, Milwaukee Co., Wi. Generation No. 3 4. ALICE4 TIRY (ANTON3, ELIZABETH2 KESTELL, JOHANN BAPTIST1 KASTEL) was born January 18, 1926 in Milwaukee, Milwaukee Co., Wi. She married EARL SCHEELS May 17, 1947 in Milwaukee, Milwaukee Co., Wi. Children of ALICE TIRY and EARL SCHEELS are:         i. NORMAN E.5 SCHEELS, b. November 14, 1950, Milwaukee, Milwaukee Co., Wi.         ii. ALAN M. SCHEELS, b. December 06, 1956, Milwaukee, Milwaukee Co., Wi.