Milwaukee County Wisconsin Genealogy

Historic Wauwatosa

The village of Wauwatosa was named after Chief Wauwautaesie of the Potawatomie tribe. The original boundaries were Hampton on the North, Greenfield on the south, 124th on the west and 27th on the east.

The first permanent settler was Charles Hart in 1833. By 1840 the following settlers resided in Wauwatosa:

BARBER, Benediah
BLANCHARD, Hiram W.
BOWEN, John (married Hanna Hoyt 12 Dec 1837 by a circuit
			riding minister)
BRANTT, S.C.
BRAZEE, Benson
BREED, O.T.
BROOKINS, Clark
BROWN, Silas
CASE, Bigelow
CRAWFORD, John
CURRAN, Robert
DOUSMAN, George B.
ELLSWORTH, C.F.
FOLEY, John
FOWLER, Albert
FOWLER, E.G.
FOWLER,Daniel
GILBERT, Elias
GILBERT, Ephriam
GILBERT, H. Payson
GILBERT, Hezekiah
GILBERT, Richard, Sr.
GILBERT, Richard, Jr.
GRIDLEY, L.L.
HART, Charles
HART, Oliver
HART, Thomas B.
HAWLEY, Frank
HOWARD, L.T.
HOYT, Henry H.
HOYT, Thomas D.
HUBBEL, Levi
JAMES, Charles
LELAND, Nathaniel
LONGSTREET, William R.
LUDINGTON, Harrison
MAYNARD, Hosea L.
MORGAN, David
MORGAN, Frank
MOWER, Timothy
MUNROE, Alexander
NOBLES, William
ORENDORF, Alfred
OSBORN, Tobias
PAINTER, R.
POTTER, L.B.
PUTNEY, J.C.
RICE, Thomas J.
RIDDLE, Thomas M.
ROSS, Hiram J.
SACKETT, Squire
SWAN, Alvin
SWAN, Emery
SWAN, Nathaniel
SWAN, Seth
UNDERWOOD, E.D.
UNDERWOOD, William O.
WALES, Gideon
WARREN, Jonathan
WARREN, Joseph
WARREN, L.A.
WHEELER, Lyman
WHEELER, Sanford
WHEELOCK, Benjamin F.

Other early residents include:
BOYDEN, Elizabeth (Sister of Mrs. T.B. Hart, First public school 
			teacher in Wauwatosa, the school was held 
			in an addition of the T.B. Hart's modest home.)
CLAPP, Rev. Luther
CRAWFORD, Rev.
CLARK, Dr. Andrew Jr.
DAMON, Lowell (Wauwatosa's first postmaster)
DENNING, Harriet
FINGADO, Mr.
FISHER, Mr.
HALSTED, Dr. L.C.
HOPPIN, Richard
HOYT, Emerson D. (Wauwatosa's first mayor)
MANNING, W.R.
MERRILL, Rev. S.
ROSE, Henry
SPEARS, Mr.
STICKNEY, MR.
TALFORD, Rev. William
WARREN, Deacon Joseph A. & wife
WARREN, J.D.
WESSON, Nathan
WESTOVER, F.H.

From Wauwatosa News April 1, 1899
List of Municipal Candidates
(* denotes a short sketches of these candidates is available as a link
in the marriage and family section of this site)

First Ward Alderman Candidates:
	Norman L. Kneeland*
	Wm. von Baubach*
	Frank E. Loveland
	R.M. Brown
	Charles B. Perry

Second Ward Alderman Candidates:
	Charles A. Breed*
	Christoph Kropp*
	Theodore E. Zimmermann
	H.A. Bardenwerper*
	Ferdinand Bark

Third Ward Alderman Candidates:
	Fred. H. Bark*
	J.D. Warren
	G.A. Kurtz
	L.R. Gridley

Fourth Ward Alderman Candidates:
	D.P. Jones* (David P. Jones)
	Samuel J. Decker*
	Max Rosenthal
	F.J. Schmidt
	H.A. Propp

The following nominations were made at the Republican city
convention:
	Mayor, Emerson D. Hoyt*
	Treasurer, Frank E. Loveland*
	Assessor, Alonzo F. Kellogg*
	Justices of the Peace, Edward R. Morley* and H.W. Glasier*
	First Ward: Charles B. Perry
	Second Ward: John F. Dittmar
	Third Ward: L.R. Gridley
	Fourth Ward: Max Rosenthal
	at large L. G.A. Kurtz.
After the convention adjourned, members of the city committee 
elected Charles B. Perry, chairman; G.A. Kurtz secretary, 
and John F. Dittmar, treasurer.

The Citizens' organization nominated: 
First ward alderman: C.G. Porter* and W.J. Potter*
Second ward alderman: H.W. Bardenwerper* and J.L. Hooley
Third ward alderman: Fred W. Braun and Frank Rogers

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Additional Citizens' organization nominated:
Assessor: John M. Dunlop*
Justice of the Peace: Daniel T. Pilgrim*

Additional Republican Nominees
Alderman: John Hamme*

Town Candidates:

Town Clerk:
	H.P. Bradley*
	F.A. Conrad*
Town Treasurer:
	A.L. Story*
	P.J. Deuster*
Assessor:
	W.E. Fisher*
	F.C. Charles Voigt*
	M.F. Adams*
	Max Foley*
Justice of the Peace:
	W.H. Taff*
	George Jeffrey*
	R.J. Matthias*
	A.E. Stroud*
	William McClintock*
	Matthew Riley*
Constable:
	D.L. Hunter*
	H.W. Gransee*
	Robert Behling*
	Fred Behling*
	Michael Schlehlein*
	Daniel Frazier*

Wauwatosa News April 8, 1899

The results of the city election are as follows:
Mayor, E.D. Hoyt
Treasurer, F.E. Loveland
Assessor, A.F. Kellogg
Justices of the Peace: E.B. Morley and H.W. Glasier
Alderman:
First Ward: N.L. Kneeland and Wm. Von Baumbach
Second Ward: Chas. A. Breed and C. Kropp
Third Ward: Fred H. Bark and
Frank Rogers (brother of Alderman L.C.
Rogers and son of C.K. Rogers)
Fourth Ward: D.P. Jones and S.J. Decker

Results of the Town of Wauwatosa Elections are as follows:
Town Clerk: H.P. Bradley
Treasurer: A.L. Story
Assessors: W.E. Fisher and F.C. Voigt
Justices of the Peace: George Jeffrey, R.J. Matthias and W.H. Taff
Constables: D.L. Hunter, H.W. Gransee and R. Behling

(Wauwatosa News, May 6, 1899) P.G. Dick and W.H. McClintock resigned the office of Justice of the peace.

F. Schultz, M.E. Sanderson, H.W. Gransee, P.G. Dick, N. Grat, Chris Sarnow, and George Winding presented the petition asking that C.J.Cox fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of P.G. Dick.

An application was presented to request that Fred Behling be appointed as constable to fill a vacancy.

Otto Luehring was appointed contable to fill a vacancy.

The certificate of election of Dr. J.S. Cutler and Wm. R. Netherent was read. Lyman G. Wheeler was nominated president fo the school board and Mr. Netherent as vice president. Commissioners Netherent and Schneck along with the president were appointed to the budget committee.

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1903 City Officials.
Mayor: 		Emerson D. Hoyt
Alderman:	William von Baumbach
		J.W. Kennedy
		C.A. Breed
		Jas. Lefeber
		John Hamme
		Wm. Menninger
		D.P. Jones
		C.A. Gunn
City Treasurer:	A.F. Kellogg
Clerk: 		Edward Coulthard
Assessor:	C.W. Damon
Attorney:	Chas. B. Perry
Street
  Commissioner:	J.D. Warren
Weed
  Commissioner: Matt. Goebel
Commissioner of
	Health:	D.G. Hathaway, M.D.
Justices of
  the Peace:	Edward Coulthard
		W.S. Notbohm
Marshal:	Frank Herriman
Ward Supervisors:
		J.B. Thomas
		John F. Dittmar
		G.E. Reichardt
		John Armstrong
Board of Education:
		W.R. Netherent, president
		Dr. J.S. Cutler, vice president
		Dr. J.W. Cairncross
		L.G. Wheeler
		G.A. Kurtz
		Ferdinand Bark
		F.E. Woller
		Edward Coulthard, secretary
		A.F. Kellogg, treasurer
Water Commissioners:
		Charles Stickney, president
		Adam Currie
		Charles Luetzow
		C.A. Breed
		Emerson D. Hoyt
Public Library Directors:
		A.W. Smith, president
		J.O. Myers, secretary
		Mrs. C.G. Porter
		Mrs. L. Brockway
		John B. De Swarte
		E.R. Godfrey, Sr.
		F.M. Merica
		Mrs. J.L. Foley
Fire Department:
		Chief, J.D. Warren
		H. E. Leister, assist. chief
	Hose Company:
		J.B. Russel
		C.C. Jacobus
		Joseph Keller
		Joseph Schwaiger
		John Hamme
		J.F. Dittmar
		J.C. Lefeber
		B.F. Hemsing
		H.P. Hemsing
	Truck Company:
		James Lefeber, Capt. 
		Walter Harden, 1st lieutenant
		A.I. Smith, 2nd lieutenant
		F.E. Loveland, 3rd lieutenant
		F.H. Bark
		Chas. Curtis
		F.M. Heiden
		Wm. Menninger
		G.A. Kurtz
		W.H. Engelhardt
		Fred Prudish, Jr.
		Ed. Garvens

Town Board:
		Fred Hartung, chairman
		August M. Siegried
		M. H. Adams
		John M. Regan, town clerk
		Albert L. Story, treasurer
		W.E. Fisher, assessor
		R.J. Mathias, Justice of the Peace
		Eug. Braunschweiger, Justice of the Peace
		Otto Breitkrentz, Justice of the Peace
		John M. Reiter, Justce of the Peace