Portage County WI

Simonis, Fred – Obituary

Eagle Valley Farmer, Dies Frederick Simonis, 80, Richland, died Saturday at 1623 Eldon Street in Baker. He had been ill for many months. Mr. Simonis was born March 18, 1866 at Stevens Point, Wis. For many years he engaged in farming in Eagle valley, Baker county. He was a member of the Knights of Pythias lodge. Surviving are three sons, Elmer, Clayton and Obie Simonis, all of Richland; a daughter, Mrs. John Densley of Richland; five brothers, Joe, Alex and Ed Simonis of Richland; Louis and Lee Simonis of Baker; two sisters, Mrs. Anna Cropp of Baker and Mrs. Ella … Read more

Wisconsin Gold Star List – Portage County

Liberty Bond

A comprehensive roster of casualties from Portage County, Wisconsin, detailing the hometown, age, unit, location of death, and cause of death for soldiers, sailors, marines, and nurses who sacrificed their lives during World War I.

Simonis, Joseph Henry – Obituary

Joseph Henry Simonis, 79, of Richland, died there Sunday afternoon. Mr. Simonis was born March 21, 1874, at Stevens Point, Wis. He came to Baker county when he was six months old and had lived in the area since. Mr. Simonis was a blacksmith and miner by profession. He was a member of the Catholic church. Mr. Simonis is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Ella Kirby, Durkee, and Mrs. Anna Cropp, Baker. Four brothers, Louis and Leander, Baker, and Alex and Ed, Richland, also survive him, as do several nieces and nephews. The rosary will be recited at 8 p.m. … Read more

Adams, Mary Margaret Bickel Mrs. – Obituary

beginning of article missing (on page 1) her at 8 o’clock, Wednesday evening, January 28. Mary Margaret Bickel was born at Lake Mills, Portage county, Wisconsin, April 12, 1855. Died at her home on Prairie creek, January 28, 1931, at the age of 75 years, 9 months and 16 days. She was united in marriage to Arba N. Adams in Wisconsin November 7, 1869. They came to Oregon in 1876 and the greater part of her life since then has been spent in Wallowa county. Mrs. Adams is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Minnie Vaughan of Corning, California; four grandchildren, … Read more

Adams, Mary Mrs. – Obituary

Prairie Creek, Wallowa County, Oregon February 5, 1931 County Loses a Loved Pioneer In Passing of Mrs. Adams In the passing of Mrs. Mary Adams at her home on Prairie Creek last Wednesday evening, Wallowa County lost one of its oldest and most loved pioneers. Mrs. Adams, with her husband and little girl, came to Wallowa county more than 50 years ago. The family settled on Prairie Creek on the ranch upon which they lived for many years and where both Mr. And Mrs. Adams died. In 1882 they moved to Imnaha, which was at that time an almost inaccessible … Read more

Simonis, Matthis D. – Obituary

Simonis, Richland Pioneer, Crosses Bar Matthias D. Simonis of Baker died suddenly Sunday, March 26, at the home of his son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Harland Bennehoff of Walla Walla, where he and Mrs. Simonis had gone to spend the winter. Mr. Simonis was born at Stevens Point, Wis., February 24, 1868, crossing the plains in a wagon train with his parents and sisters and brothers in 1874 to Eagle Valley, residing there many years. He married Miss Cora Kirby on May 20, 1890, making their home in New Bridge, engaging in fruit raising and farming until the fall … Read more

Portage County, Wisconsin Cemetery Records

Wisconsin Cemetery records are listed by county then name of cemetery within the Wisconsin county. Most of these are complete indices at the time of transcription, however, in some cases we list the listing when it is only a partial listing. Portage County, Wisconsin Cemetery Records Hosted at Portage County USGenWeb Archives Project Alaban Cemetery Almond Village Cemetery Amherst Cemetery Amish Cemetery Arnott Cemetery, aka Richmond Cemetery Badger Cemetery Beggs Cemetery, aka Pratt Cemetery Beulow Cemetery Bickel Cemetery Blood Cemetery, aka Woodville Cemetery Buena Vista Lutheran Cemetery Cate Cemetery Concordia Cemetery De Pines Cemetery Dopp Cemetery, aka Greenvale Cemetery East … Read more

Dale, Anna Mrs. – Obituary

Sister of Wolf Creek Men Passes Sunday Mrs. Anna Dale, Sister of Simonis Brothers, and Pioneer of North Powder, Passes in Baker. Mrs. Anna Dale, sister of Simonis brothers and who came to the Wolf Creek district with her parents in the pioneer days, died last Sunday, the last day of the year in Baker at the age of 73 years. Mrs. Dale was an invalid for some time but was critically ill but a short time before death. The deceased was a native of Stevens Point, Wis., and as child accompanied her parents as emigrants to the Oregon country … Read more

Biographical Sketch of Arba Adams

Among the earliest pioneers that broke sod in what is now Wallowa County, and constantly since that time a steady worker in the lines of development that have brought so much wealth to the coffers of the county, namely stock raising and farming, the estimable gentleman, whose name is at the head of this article, is eminently fitted to be represented in this history, and it is with pleasure that we accord him such at this time. Mr. Adams was born in Vermont, on December 8, 1842, being the son of Joshua and Roxana Adams, and in his native state … Read more

American Baker Genealogies

The following page consists of short genealogies of American Baker families. Genealogy of Daniel Baker Genealogy of Eber Baker of Marion Ohio Genealogy of Edward Baker of Saugus Massachusetts Genealogy of Edward D. Baker of Salem Massachusetts Genealogy of Elleazer Baker of Dutchess County NY Genealogy of George Baker of Pownal Vermont Genealogy of Howard Baker of Solon Maine Genealogy of Joseph Baker of Marshfield Massachusetts Genealogy of Nicholas Baker of Scituate Massachusetts Genealogy of Thomas Baker of East Hampton Connecticut Genealogy of Alexander Baker L156 ALEXANDER BAKER: b. 1607; d. ?; came to America in 1635 and settled in … Read more

Nice, Elizabeth Mrs. – Obituary

North Powder, Union County, Oregon North Powder Pioner Woman Dies, Aged 72 Funeral of Mrs. Elizabeth Nice to Be Held Monday; 4 Sons Survive Mrs. Elizabeth Nice, for more than 47 years a resident of the North Powder community, died at her home there yesterday after an extended illness. Funeral services will be held at St. Francis Cathedral here Monday at 10 a.m. Interment will be in Mount Hope cemetery. Elizabeth Simonis was born October 28, 1855 at Rosholt, Wisconsin. She came across the plains by wagon train in 1876 and has lived in eastern Oregon ever since. Her husband, … Read more

Biography of Robert Drakely Rood, M. D., D. S.

Dr. Robert Drakeley Rood enjoys the distinction of bringing in the first large oil well in what was then Indian Territory and since the fall of 1903 has made his home in Bartlesville, while through the intervening period he has operated extensively in connection with the development of the oil industry in the south-west. His labors have constituted a most effective and important factor in the up-building and progress of this section of the country, nor has he ever been remiss in duties of citizenship or in recognition and utilization of the chances for contributing to the development and welfare … Read more

Simonis, James – Obituary

North Powder, Union County, Oregon James Simonis, 85, Passes Here; Was Early Settler James Marion Simonis, 85, died yesterday at the hospital here. Rosary will be read Friday night at 8 p.m. at Baker funeral Home and mass will be read at 10 o’clock Saturday morning at St. Francis cathedral, Rev. O’Brien officiating. Interment will be in Mount Hope cemetery. Mr. Simonis was born November 22, 1857, at Stevens Point, Wis. He came to Eagle Valley when quite young, moved to the North Powder section when about 20 years of age. He was a member of the Catholic Church. Survivors … Read more

Simonis, Louis – Obituary

North Powder, Union County, Oregon Louis H. Simonis, 84, a resident of North Powder, died early Saturday morning in St. Joseph’s Hospital, La Grande. Mr. Simonis, a pioneer resident of the North Powder country, was born April 7, 1874 in Rosholt, Wis. He moved with his parents to North Powder as a small child and had lived there since. He was a farmer. He was a member of the Catholic church. Mr. Simonis has no immediate family, but is survived by a number of nieces and nephews. Rosary for Mr. Simonis will be recited at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at West … Read more