Charles Revie, Henrietta E. Bertha Seymour, and their children

Charles Revie and Hattie (Seymour) Revie were my great-great-grandparents. Their son Frank Revie was my great-grandfather, and his biological daughter Mary (Gotsche) Thielen was my grandmother.

Charles Revie

born June 15, 1861 in Maine, Marathon County, Wisconsin

died January 1, 1926 in Wausau, Marathon County, Wisconsin

Henrietta E. Bertha “Hattie” (Seymour) Revie

born April 2, 1875 in Wausau, Marathon County, Wisconsin

died March 25, 1963 in Racine County, Wisconsin

Charles Revie was the second child of Frank Xavier Revie and Fredericka Louise (Thiel) Revie. He was baptized at the German Methodist Episcopal Church in the town of Maine, Wisconsin. He lived and farmed in the Wausau area for his entire life, also working as a logger for a time. Hattie Seymour was the daughter of Nelson Seymour and Henrietta (Schellin) Seymour, and also grew up in the Wausau area. Charles and Hattie were married on October 13, 1894 at Trinity Lutheran Church in the town of Easton, Marathon County, Wisconsin. They had fourteen children and lived together in the town of Texas until Charles' death, after which Hattie continued to run the family farm with her children. Sometime before 1960, Hattie moved to her son Aaron's home on Lindermann Avenue in Racine, Racine County, Wisconsin. Charles and Hattie are buried at Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery in the town of Wausau, along with their son Edward and Charles' parents.

Charles Revie with logging crew

Their fourteen children were:

1. Lloyd Paul Emil Revie (1895-1984)
2. Aaron Charles August Revie (1897-1972)
3. Frank Martin John Revie (1898-1985)
4. Vesta Henrietta Bertha (Revie) Jonas Wilson (1900-2006)
5. Eva Marie Albertine (Revie) Christensen (1902-1946)
6. Hattie Catherine Martha (Revie) Alcott (1904-1995)
7. Roger Edward Fredrich Revie (1905-1933)
8. Constance Venita Eudora (Revie) Derus (1907-1981)
9. Gerald Howard “Gerald” Revie (1909-1993)
10. Xenia Blanche Jennie Rivau (1911-2006)
11. Edward Revie (1913-1913)
12. Ned Earl Ralph Revie (1914-2004)
13. Cedric Sidney Leonard “Slim” Revie (1916-2006)
14. June Wanita Elaine (Revie) Carver Smith (1920-2015)

1. Lloyd Paul Emil Revie

born June 21, 1895 in Wausau, Marathon County, Wisconsin

died January 6, 1984 in Wausau, Marathon County, Wisconsin

Lloyd was baptized on August 6, 1895 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Wausau, and grew up on the family farm in the town of Texas. He enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1916 and served until 1920. For some of this time, he was stationed at Camp Knox (later Fort Knox) in Kentucky. He worked for Standard Oil of Indiana in Wausau. Lloyd married Helen Louise G. Pfaff on December 27, 1927 in Waukegan, Lake County, Illinois. Lloyd and Helen had four children: Lloyd, Arden, David, and Roger. Lloyd died in 1984 and Helen died on July 29, 1987 in Wausau. Lloyd and Helen are buried, along with two of their sons, at Restlawn Memorial Park in the village of Maine.

2. Aaron Charles August Revie

born January 29, 1897 in Wausau, Marathon County, Wisconsin

died February 24, 1972 in Mount Pleasant, Racine County, Wisconsin

Aaron was baptized on June 6, 1897 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Wausau and grew up with his family on their farm in the town of Texas. He served in the U.S. Army during World War I from May 31, 1918 to January 6, 1919. After his military service, he returned to Texas before moving to Racine in 1924 along with his brother Frank. Aaron worked at Ajax Rubber Company, and later at Nash-Kelvinator Corporation until his retirement in 1965. On June 26, 1929, Aaron married Louise Blanche “Blanche” Smith in Janesville, Rock County, Wisconsin. Aaron and Blanche had three children: Douglas and two others. In 1942, Aaron was described as five feet and ten inches tall, weighing 160 pounds with brown eyes, brown hair, and a ruddy complexion. Aaron and Blanche were Jehovah's Witnesses. Aaron died at High Ridge Hospital and Blanche later died in Janesville on January 26, 1986. Aaron and Blanche are buried at West Lawn Memorial Park in Mount Pleasant.

3. Frank Martin John Revie

born December 24, 1898 in Texas, Marathon County, Wisconsin

died July 20, 1985 in Marshfield, Wood County, Wisconsin

Frank was baptized in the town of Wausau, Marathon County, Wisconsin, on January 25, 1899 and grew up on the family farm. During World War I, he served in France as a private in Battery E of the 56th Artillery Regiment (Coast Artillery Corps). He enlisted on November 18, 1917, and was discharged on February 12, 1919. Frank moved to Racine, Racine County, Wisconsin by 1923 and worked at Ajax Rubber Company with his brother Aaron. He met Lydia Clara Minnie Stacke in Racine and they had a daughter, Mary, who was adopted by Elmer and Elizabeth (Blake) Gotsche. They later had two more children, Wesley and Jack.

Frank & Lydia Revie

Frank and Lydia married on March 5, 1927 at 2:30 P.M. at the parsonage of Trinity Lutheran Church in Milwaukee. After their marriage, they moved to Janesville, Rock County, Wisconsin, and then back to Racine, where Frank worked various jobs, including rubber worker, tire builder, cement worker, and a job at a filling station. In 1931, shortly after Lydia's father's death, Frank and Lydia moved to a dairy farm near to her family in the town of Mayville, Clark County, Wisconsin, outside of Dorchester, Clark County, Wisconsin. They lived on the farm until 1961, when they moved to Abbotsford, Clark County, Wisconsin, followed by moves to the town of Maine, Marathon County, Wisconsin in 1966, and back to Dorchester in 1976. Frank died of renal failure at Saint Joseph's Hospital in Marshfield. Lydia continued to live in Dorchester for many years, later moving to an assisted living facility in Phillips, Price County, Wisconsin. She died of heart failure at Flambeau Hospital in Park Falls at nearly 102 years of age on November 16, 2001. Frank and Lydia are buried together at the Dorchester Memorial Cemetery in Dorchester.

4. Vesta Henrietta Bertha (Revie) Jonas Wilson

born October 21, 1900 in Texas, Marathon County, Wisconsin

died February 9, 2006 in Weyauwega, Waupaca County, Wisconsin

Vesta was baptized on November 29, 1900 at Saint Peter's Lutheran Church in Wausau. She graduated from the River Falls Normal School in River Falls, Pierce County, Wisconsin in 1917 and the Marathon County School in 1919. She worked as a teacher in the Wausau area. She married cheese maker Walter Carl Ferdinand Jonas on September 16, 1924 in Marathon County, and they moved to Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, where Walter worked in elevator maintenance and owned a gas station. They had one son, Elwyn. Walter died on October 19, 1962. On October 9, 1972, Vesta married Orville Joseph “Jack” Wilson in Waupaca County, Wisconsin. Orville died in Waupaca County on June 19, 1992. Vesta lived to the age of 105 and is buried at Cedar Park Cemetery in Calumet Park, Cook County, Illinois.

5. Eva Marie Albertine (Revie) Christensen

born December 3, 1902 in Wausau, Marathon County, Wisconsin

died September 29, 1946 in Waukegan, Lake County, Illinois

Eva was baptized at Saint Peter's Lutheran Church in Wausau on May 31, 1903. She married Arthur Negri Christensen on November 20, 1922 in Cook County, Illinois and they had two children, Shirley and Phyllis. Arthur worked in trucking and was a village trustee in Winthrop Harbor, Lake County, Illinois. Eva died at the age of 43 in 1946. Arthur died in Kenosha, Kenosha County, Wisconsin on June 29, 1988. Eva and Arthur are buried at Pine View Memorial Park in Beach Park, Lake County, Illinois.

6. Hattie Catherine Martha (Revie) Alcott

born May 17, 1904 in Wausau, Marathon County, Wisconsin

died October 18, 1995 in Beloit, Rock County, Wisconsin

After growing up on the family farm, Hattie moved to Beloit and married Kenneth Orvill Alcott on August 14, 1929. Hattie worked as a cashier at a restaurant and at Fairbanks-Morse and Kenneth worked as a contractor. They had two children, Barbara and one other child. Kenneth died in Beloit on August 6, 1975 and Hattie died in 1995. Both are buried at Eastlawn Cemetery in Beloit.

7. Roger Edward Fredrich Revie

born July 30, 1905 in Texas, Marathon County, Wisconsin

died August 7, 1933 in Prescott, Yavapai County, Arizona

Roger was baptized on October 1, 1905 at Saint Peter's Lutheran Church in Wausau. He grew up on a farm in the town of Texas with the rest of his family and lived there until at least 1920. In 1925, he was living in Racine and working at a rubber factory with his brothers Aaron and Frank. In 1930, Roger lived in Chicago and worked as an assistant stock man at a hospital. Roger died of tuberculosis in 1933 at the Yavapai County Hospital in Prescott, Arizona and was buried in the hospital cemetery.

8. Constance Venita Eudora (Revie) Derus

born February 20, 1907 in Texas, Marathon County, Wisconsin

died March 31, 1981 in Bellingham, Whatcom County, Washington

Constance grew up in the town of Texas and moved to Milwaukee. She married Sylvester Walter Derus on September 1, 1928. They had two children, Carol and Thomas. Sylvester worked as a shoe cutter and later as a foreman at Filer & Stowell. He died on January 13, 1963 in Saint Francis, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin. Constance eventually moved to Bellingham, Washington, where she died. Constance and Sylvester are buried at Pinelawn Memorial Park in Milwaukee.

9. Gerald Howard Revie

born June 5, 1909 in Texas, Marathon County, Wisconsin

died April 25, 1993 in Wausau, Marathon County, Wisconsin

Gerald - born George Gerald Howard Revie - was baptized on August 1, 1909 at Saint Peter's Lutheran Church in the town of Wausau. He lived and worked on the family farm until the 1930s. In 1940 he was working as a truck driver. He married Eva Minnie Edwards on March 21, 1934 in Chicago, Illinois and they had four children. Gerald died in 1993 and Eva died on April 9, 2005 in Wausau. Both are buried at Restlawn Memorial Park in the village of Maine.

10. Xenia Blanche Jennie Rivau

born July 9, 1911 in Wisconsin

died June 22, 2006 in South Beloit, Winnebago County, Illinois

Xenia grew up in the town of Texas and moved to Beloit with her sister Hattie before 1930. She worked assembling magnets and as a bench worker at Fairbanks-Morse. Xenia did not marry or have children. Xenia changed the spelling of her last name to Rivau, which she incorrectly believed was the original spelling of the name Revie. She is buried at Eastlawn Cemetery in Beloit in the same grave as her niece, Barbara (Alcott) Porter.

11. Edward Revie

born April 7, 1913 in Marathon County, Wisconsin

died April 7, 1913 in Marathon County, Wisconsin

Edward was born and died on the same day and is buried next to his parents and paternal grandparents at Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery in the town of Wausau.

12. Ned Earl Ralph Revie

born August 25, 1914 in Wausau, Marathon County, Wisconsin

died June 8, 2004 in Wausau, Marathon County, Wisconsin

Ned lived and worked on the family farm, later moving to Wausau and working as a milk salesman. He worked as woodlands manager for Wausau Paper Mills until he retired in 1976. Ned married Mildred Marie Will on September 20, 1941 in Marathon County, and they had two children before Mildred's death on March 15, 1969 in Marshfield, Wisconsin. Ned married Marguerite F. Tewes on December 22, 1973 at Saint Paul's United Church of Christ in Wausau. Marguerite worked at Wausau Mutual Insurance. Ned died in 2004 and Marguerite died July 26, 2011 in Wausau. Ned, Mildred, and Marguerite are buried at Restlawn Memorial Park in the village of Maine.

13. Cedric Sidney Leonard “Slim” Revie

born June 13, 1916 in Wausau, Marathon County, Wisconsin

died May 8, 2006 in Paradise, Butte County, California

Cedric lived and farmed in the Wausau area until November 17, 1942, when he enlisted in the U.S. Army during World War II. He married Ethelwyn Marie “Dee” (Kolden) Whitted in North Hollywood, Los Angeles County, California on February 20, 1955. They had one son, Terry, and Ethelwyn had three children from her previous marriage. Ethelwyn died in Paradise on September 12, 1984 and Cedric died in 2006. Both are buried along with their son at Paradise Cemetery in Paradise.

14. June Wanita Elaine (Revie) Carver Smith

born June 4, 1920 in Wausau, Marathon County, Wisconsin

died September 19, 2015 in Tempe, Maricopa County, Arizona

June grew up in the Wausau area and moved to Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona between 1940 and 1945, where she worked at AiResearch. She married George Russell “Russell” Carver, one of her coworkers, and they had four children, Robert and three others, while Russell had one daughter from his first marriage. Russell died on December 31, 1975 in Phoenix. June remarried to Vernon Wood Smith and eventually moved to Tempe. Vernon worked at Allied Signal and had two daughters from his first marriage. He died in Phoenix on September 20, 2000. June, Russell, and Vernon are buried at Green Acres Memorial Park in Scottsdale, Maricopa County, Arizona.

Emil Dombrowe, Caroline Gammer, and their children

Emil Dombrowe and Caroline (Gammer) Dombrowe were my great-great-great-grandparents. Their daughter Augusta (Dombrowe) Stacke was my great-great-grandmother, her daughter Lydia (Stacke) Revie was my great-grandmother, and her biological daughter Mary (Gotsche) Thielen was my grandmother.

Emil Dombrowe

born January 23, 1855 in Wembowitz, Prussia (modern-day Wąbnice, Gmina Krośnice, Milicz County, Dolnośląskie Voivodeship, Poland)

died November 26, 1924 in Abbotsford, Clark County, Wisconsin

Caroline (Gammer) Dombrowe Brenner

born February 3, 1857 in Liatkawe, Prussia (modern-day Latkowa, Gmina Milicz, Milicz County, Dolnośląskie Voivodeship, Poland)

died January 4, 1938 in Abbotsford, Clark County, Wisconsin

Caroline Gammer was the eighth of nine children born to her parents Christoph and Johanna (Brüche) Jammer. Her birth name was Johanna Christiane Karoline Jammer, but she later dropped the first two names and Americanized the last two. She was baptized on February 15, 1857, at the Lutheran church in Gontkowitz, Prussia (modern-day Gądkowice, Gmina Milicz, Milicz County, Dolnośląskie Voivodeship, Poland). Emil Dombrowe was born to Wilhelm and Johanna Christiane (Tilgner) Dombrowe in the nearby town of Wembowitz. The area of Prussia where Emil and Caroline were born later became part of the German Empire and today is in Poland.

They were married on April 20, 1881 and had six children together before immigrating to the United States. Emil arrived in New York City, New York County, New York, on September 30, 1891, along with his future son-in-law Carl Frederick Stacke. Caroline and the six children followed, arriving in Baltimore, Maryland on May 19, 1892. After settling on a farm in Pine Valley, Clark County, Wisconsin, outside of Neillsville, Clark County, Wisconsin, they had two more children. The family briefly moved to Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, before moving to Colby, Clark County, Wisconsin, and then in 1912 to Abbotsford. Emil suffered a “stroke of paralysis” several years before his death, and died at his home.

On July 25, 1932, Caroline married Christian Brenner, who was also widowed, in the Lutheran parsonage in Dorchester, Clark County, Wisconsin. Christian previously lived in Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana and had six children with his first wife. This marriage doesn't seem to have lasted, because when Caroline died of “old age complications” in her home less than six years later, there was no mention of her second husband in either of her published obituaries. Christian moved back to Lafayette and died there on March 24, 1947. Christian was buried with his first wife at the Asbury Cemetery in Shelby, Tippecanoe County, Indiana. Caroline and Emil are buried at Abbotsford Cemetery.

Their eight children:

1. Augusta Martha (Dombrowe) Stacke (1880-1976)
2. Frederick Reinhard “Fred” Dombrowe (1882-1960)
3. Louise P. (Dombrowe) Allar (1884-1967)
4. Otto Adolph Dombrowe (1886-1917)
5. Paul Charles Dombrowe (1888-1965)
6. Rudolph Herman “Rudy” Dombrowe (1891-1982)
7. Oscar Willard Dombrowe (1894-1992)
8. Edith Hulda (Dombrowe) Ingersoll (1897-1975)

1. Augusta Martha (Dombrowe) Stacke

born August 14, 1880 in Breslawitz, German Empire (modern-day Wrocławice, Gmina Milicz, Milicz County, Dolnośląskie Voivodeship, Poland)

died April 30, 1976 in Neillsville, Clark County, Wisconsin

Augusta immigrated to the United States with her mother and siblings in 1892. Her future husband, Carl Frederick Stacke, had arrived with Augusta's father in 1891. Augusta and Carl were married on January 10, 1897 at First Saint John's Lutheran Church in Neillsville. They lived and farmed in Pine Valley until about 1909, when they moved to rural Colby, where they had a dairy farm and raised their eleven children: Martha, Lydia, Herman, Emma, Adolph, Louise, William, Frieda, Walter, Adeline, and Ethel.

Carl developed stomach cancer in 1930, and died at a hospital in Marshfield, Wood County, Wisconsin, on December 13, 1930. In 1940, Augusta was living with her son Adolph and his family in Colby. She later moved to Curtiss, Clark County, Wisconsin, and Abbotsford before moving to the Memorial Nursing Home in Neillsville on April 6, 1966, living there until her death ten years later. Carl and Augusta are buried in the Colby Memorial Cemetery in Colby.

2. Frederick Reinhard “Fred” Dombrowe

born July 16, 1882 in Breslawitz, German Empire (modern-day Wrocławice, Gmina Milicz, Milicz County, Dolnośląskie Voivodeship, Poland)

died October 23, 1960 in Aberdeen, Brown County, South Dakota

Fred immigrated with his parents to Pine Valley, Wisconsin when he was not quite ten years old. He moved to Groton, Brown County, South Dakota sometime between 1900 and 1904, where he lived and worked as a painter until his death. His younger brothers Otto, Paul, and Oscar lived in nearby towns. On October 18, 1920, he married Eda Marie Smeenk in Groton. Eda worked as a seamstress, and they had two sons, Donald and Robert. Fred died in a hospital in Aberdeen, and Eda died on September 25, 1989 at Mother Joseph Manor, a retirement home in Aberdeen. Fred and Eda are buried together at the Groton Cemetery.

3. Louise P. (Dombrowe) Allar

born April 1884 in Germany

died 1967

Louise came to the United States with her family in 1892, and lived on the family farm in Pine Valley, Wisconsin. She married Jacob Edward “Jake” Allar on November 16, 1909 at Saint Louis Catholic Church in Dorchester. They lived together in Colby and Abbotsford before moving to Dorchester by 1920. Louise and Jake had six children: James, George, Jacob, Raymond, Lillian, and one other child. Jake was a prominent man in their community. He owned a general store and several farms, was a member of the board of supervisors for Dorchester, and was village president for eight years. Jake died in Dorchester on November 18, 1938, of a coronary embolism. Two years after his death, Louise's occupation was listed as “administrator, husband's estate.” Louise died in 1967, and she is buried with Jake and two of their children at Saint Mary's Catholic Cemetery in Colby.

4. Otto Adolph Dombrowe

born May 16, 1886 in Germany

died August 8, 1917 in Clark County, Wisconsin

Otto grew up on the family farm in Pine Valley after his family immigrated to the United States. In about 1907, he moved to Groton, South Dakota, where he worked as a farmer. He married Ollie Rebecca McMillan on March 5, 1914 in Lodgepole, Perkins County, South Dakota. They had a son. Otto died young and was buried at Abbotsford Cemetery in Abbotsford, Wisconsin, next to his parents' eventual burial sites. Ollie died October 22, 1969 in Eugene, Lane County, Oregon and is buried with her second husband at Lane Memorial Gardens in Eugene.

5. Paul Charles Dombrowe

born August 5, 1888 in Berlin, Germany

died December 23, 1965 in Aberdeen, Brown County, South Dakota

Paul immigrated to the United States with the rest of his family in 1892. He grew up in Pine Valley, Wisconsin, and moved to Claremont, Brown County, South Dakota by 1910. In 1913, he was living in Aberdeen and working as a clothes cleaner. He later farmed in North Dakota. On June 29, 1917, he enlisted in Company I, 2nd Infantry, North Dakota National Guard. His younger brother Oscar joined the same unit on the same date. Within a month of enlisting, their unit was called into federal service and sent to France to fight in World War I. Paul served until his discharge on June 24, 1919. He worked as a farmer until his retirement in 1960, first in Claremont, and after 1949 in Aberdeen. He married Agnes Rose Hansen on September 1, 1925 in Aberdeen, and they had two children, Pauline and an unnamed infant daughter. Paul died at an Aberdeen hospital in 1965, and Agnes died in Aberdeen on August 17, 1987. They are buried at Sunset Memorial Gardens in Aberdeen.

6. Rudolph Herman “Rudy” Dombrowe

born June 8, 1891 in Berlin, Germany

died September 20, 1982 in King, Waupaca County, Wisconsin

Rudy immigrated to Pine Valley, Wisconsin with the rest of his family when he was less than a year old. He grew up in Pine Valley and later farmed in Colby and North Dakota. Rudy served in Battery A, 339th Field Artillery, U.S. Army from June 28, 1918 until February 5, 1919. He returned to Wisconsin and married Goldie S. Martin in about 1920. Rudy and Goldie lived in Fenwood, Marathon County, Wisconsin, where Rudy worked as the proprietor of a “hotel & soft drink parlor” during Prohibition. Goldie died on May 3, 1940 in Wood County, Wisconsin. Rudy remarried on September 21, 1940 in Dubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa, to Martha Maria Louisa (Scheel) Schmoeckel Elson, who was also recently widowed. Rudy and Martha lived together in Wausau, Marathon County, Wisconsin. Rudy did not have any children, but Martha had one son prior to their marriage. Martha died on February 1, 1979 in Wausau and Rudy died in 1982. Rudy is buried with his first wife Goldie at Dorchester Memorial Cemetery in Dorchester, while Martha is buried at Restlawn Memorial Park in the village of Maine, Marathon County, Wisconsin.

7. Oscar Willard Dombrowe

born July 12, 1894 in Neillsville, Clark County, Wisconsin

died February 29, 1992 in Aberdeen, Brown County, South Dakota

Oscar was the first of his siblings to be born in the United States. He grew up on the family farms in Pine Valley and Colby, Wisconsin before moving to Tappen, Kidder County, North Dakota by 1917. On June 29, 1917, he enlisted in the North Dakota National Guard along with his older brother Paul. Oscar served in Europe during World War I in the 161st Ambulance Company, 116th Sanitary Train, 41st Division until he was discharged on May 22, 1919. He moved to Claremont, South Dakota and married Katherine Elizabeth Worthy on November 3, 1921 in Aberdeen. They had one child and they lived on a farm in Claremont. Katherine died on July 13, 1984 in Groton and Oscar died in 1992. Both are buried at Huffton Cemetery in Huffton, Brown County, South Dakota.

8. Edith Hulda (Dombrowe) Ingersoll

born August 20, 1897 in Wisconsin

died November 26, 1975 in Abbotsford, Marathon County, Wisconsin

Edith was the youngest Dombrowe child. She grew up with the rest of her family and on November 12, 1923 she married Kenneth Ingersoll in Owen, Clark County, Wisconsin. They lived in Abbotsford and Holton, Marathon County, Wisconsin, while Kenneth worked at various jobs, including farming, road construction, and as a teamster. Edith and Kenneth had nine children: Gladys, Donald, Jeanette, Arlene, Robert, Harold, Neal, and two others. Kenneth died on April 7, 1975 in Abbotsford, and Edith died later that year. They are buried at the Abbotsford Cemetery.

Carl Frederick Stacke, Augusta Martha Dombrowe, and their children

Carl Stacke and Augusta (Dombrowe) Stacke were my great-great-grandparents. Their daughter Lydia (Stacke) Revie was my great-grandmother, and her daughter Mary (Gotsche) Thielen was my grandmother.

Carl Frederick Stacke

born August 16, 1868 in Breslawitz, Prussia (modern-day Wrocławice, Gmina Milicz, Milicz County, Dolnośląskie Voivodeship, Poland)

died December 13, 1930 in Marshfield, Wood County, Wisconsin

Augusta Martha (Dombrowe) Stacke

born August 14, 1880 in Breslawitz, German Empire (modern-day Wrocławice, Gmina Milicz, Milicz County, Dolnośląskie Voivodeship, Poland)

died April 30, 1976 in Neillsville, Clark County, Wisconsin

Carl Frederick Stacke and Augusta Martha Dombrowe were born in the same small town named Breslawitz. At the time Carl was born, it was a part of the Kingdom of Prussia, which became part of the newly-formed German Empire in 1871, before Augusta was born in 1880. After World War II, Breslawitz became a part of Poland and became known by its Polish name, Wrocławice. Carl was baptized at the Lutheran church in Gontkowitz, Prussia (modern-day Gądkowice, Gmina Milicz, Milicz County, Dolnośląskie Voivodeship, Poland) on August 23, 1868.

Carl's parents were Friedrich Stache and Johanna (Bergander) Stache. Augusta's parents were Emil Dombrowe and Caroline (Gammer) Dombrowe. The two families must have known each other well, because Carl and his future father-in-law Emil Dombrowe immigrated to the United States together, arriving in New York City, New York County, New York, on September 30, 1891. Augusta, along with her mother and siblings, followed on May 19, 1892. On January 10, 1897, Carl and Augusta were married at First Saint John's Lutheran Church in Neillsville. They lived and farmed in Pine Valley, Clark County, Wisconsin, until about 1909, when they moved to rural Colby, Clark County, Wisconsin, where they had a dairy farm and raised their eleven children. During this time, the spelling of the family name was Americanized from Stache to Stacke.

Carl developed stomach cancer in 1930, and died at a hospital in Marshfield. In 1940, Augusta was living with her son Adolph and his family in Colby. She later moved to Curtiss, Clark County, Wisconsin, and Abbotsford, Clark County, Wisconsin, before moving to the Memorial Nursing Home in Neillsville on April 6, 1966, living there until her death ten years later. Carl and Augusta are buried in the Colby Memorial Cemetery in Colby.

Their eleven children:

1. Martha Augusta (Stacke) Krueger Koerner (1897-1959)
2. Lydia Clara Minnie (Stacke) Revie (1899-2001)
3. Herman Carl Frederick Stacke (1902-1996)
4. Emma Elizabeth Ida "Betty" (Stacke) Clark Pasquesi (1904-1987)
5. Adolph William "Otto" Stacke (1906-1972)
6. Louise Florence (Stacke) Olson (1908-2005)
7. William Ronald A. Stacke (1910-1977)
8. Frieda Ruth "Fay" (Stacke) Hanson (1912-2005)
9. Walter Arthur Adam Stacke (1914-1994)
10. Adeline Olga (Stacke) Miller (1917-2015)
11. Ethel Lorraine Mildred (Stacke) Hansen (1919-2013)

1. Martha Augusta (Stacke) Krueger Koerner

born May 9, 1897 in Neillsville, Clark County, Wisconsin

died December 15, 1959 in Curtiss, Clark County, Wisconsin

Martha was the oldest of eleven children. She grew up on her parents' farms in Pine Valley and Colby. On January 24, 1917, she married Frederick Otto "Fred" Krueger in Green Grove, Clark County, Wisconsin. She and Fred had four children, Elroy, Valoris, Lester, and Vear Dean, before Fred's death from appendicitis on February 12, 1930 in Chippewa Falls, Chippewa County, Wisconsin. Martha continued to operate the family farm with help from her children and her brother Adolph, but by 1940 she had moved to Curtiss. On December 7, 1940, Martha married Ervin August Koerner, who had been widowed twice himself. They didn't have children together, but Ervin had three children from a previous marriage. Martha died in her home on December 15, 1959 of a heart attack that occurred while she was folding laundry. Martha's second husband Ervin lived until December 25, 1980, when he died in Neillsville. Martha and both of her husbands are buried at Pine Hill Cemetery north of Curtiss.

2. Lydia Clara Minnie (Stacke) Revie

born December 28, 1899 in Pine Valley, Clark County, Wisconsin

died November 16, 2001 in Park Falls, Price County, Wisconsin

Lydia was born in the town of Pine Valley, where she lived until her family moved to Colby, Clark County, Wisconsin, around 1907. She worked as a housekeeper in Oshkosh, Winnebago County, Wisconsin; Racine, Racine County, Wisconsin, and Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, where she was employed by the Fischbach family. Lydia met Frank Martin John Revie in Racine and they had a daughter, Mary, who was adopted by Elmer and Elizabeth (Blake) Gotsche. They later had two more children, Wesley and Jack.

Lydia Revie & Augusta Stacke

Frank and Lydia married on March 5, 1927 at 2:30 P.M. at the parsonage of Trinity Lutheran Church in Milwaukee. After their marriage, they moved to Janesville, Rock County, Wisconsin, and then back to Racine, where Frank worked various jobs, including rubber worker, tire builder, cement worker, and a job at a filling station. In 1931, shortly after Lydia's father's death, Frank and Lydia moved to a dairy farm near to her family in the town of Mayville, Clark County, Wisconsin, outside of Dorchester, Clark County, Wisconsin. They lived on the farm until 1961, when they moved to Abbotsford, Clark County, Wisconsin, followed by moves to the town of Maine, Marathon County, Wisconsin in 1966, and back to Dorchester in 1976. Frank died of renal failure at Saint Joseph's Hospital in Marshfield on July 20, 1985. Lydia continued to live in Dorchester for many years, later moving to an assisted living facility in Phillips, Price County, Wisconsin. She died of heart failure at Flambeau Hospital in Park Falls at nearly 102 years of age. Frank and Lydia are buried together at the Dorchester Memorial Cemetery in Dorchester.

3. Herman Carl Frederick Stacke

born July 20, 1902 in Neillsville, Clark County, Wisconsin

died March 16, 1996 in Evanston, Cook County, Illinois

Herman grew up in Pine Valley and Colby with his family. He married Emma Weideman on July 9, 1924 in Clark County. She died along with their infant son Aldonis on May 29, 1927 in Wood County, Wisconsin. Emma and Aldonis are buried at the Abbotsford Cemetery. Herman continued to work on his parents' farm in Colby until the early 1930s, when he moved to Two Harbors, Lake County, Minnesota, the hometown of his second wife, Rosalie A. Monahan, who he married on July 28, 1938 in Cresco, Howard County, Iowa. By 1940, Herman and Rosalie lived in Evanston, Cook County, Illinois, where Herman had a job as a silverware polisher and Rosalie kept a lodging house. Herman and Rosalie had one child. They both died in Evanston, Herman in 1996 and Rosalie on September 23, 1998. They are buried at Lake Forest Cemetery in Lake Forest, Lake County, Illinois.

4. Emma Elizabeth Ida "Betty" (Stacke) Clark Pasquesi

born May 4, 1904 in Pine Valley, Clark County, Wisconsin

died February 17, 1987 in Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon

Betty's first husband was a man with the last name Clark. They were divorced before 1940, when Betty was living in New Trier, Cook County, Illinois and working as a cook. By 1943, she was married to Theodore James "Ted" Pasquesi, an orthopedic surgeon, and they were living in Portland. Betty died in Portland in 1987 and Ted died on March 15, 2002 in Lake Forest. Both are buried along with their only son, Herbert, at River View Cemetery in Portland.

5. Adolph William "Otto" Stacke

born January 30, 1906 in Pine Valley, Clark County, Wisconsin

died September 18, 1972 in Marshfield, Wood County, Wisconsin

Adolph was raised on his parents' farm in Colby. His birth name was Gustav Adolph William Stacke - he did not like the name Gustav and had his name legally changed to remove it. In 1930 he was living with his older sister Martha on her farm in Green Grove. On June 23, 1936, he married Marion Margaret Dietrich in Colby. They had three children, Phyllis and two others, and lived in Colby and Curtiss before moving to Abbotsford. Adolph died in 1972 and Marion died on December 1, 2002 in Abbotsford. They are buried in Abbotsford Cemetery.

6. Louise Florence (Stacke) Olson

born July 2, 1908 in Pine Valley, Clark County, Wisconsin

died February 5, 2005 in Prospect Heights, Cook County, Illinois

Louise grew up on her parents' farms and in 1930, she was living in New Trier, Illinois and working as a maid. She married Charles Lewis Olson on December 2, 1933 in Cook County, Illinois and they had one child. Charles and Louise lived in Evanston, where Charles worked as an accountant, office manager, and director of buildings and grounds for Northwestern University. Charles died on September 8, 1979 and Louise died on February 5, 2005. Louise and Charles are buried at All Saints Catholic Cemetery in Des Plaines, Cook County, Illinois.

7. William Ronald A. Stacke

born December 30, 1910 in Colby, Clark County, Wisconsin

died April 9, 1977 in Wausau, Marathon County, Wisconsin

William worked on his parents' farm in Colby until he married Sylvia Augusta Kobs on October 26, 1935 in Dorchester, Wisconsin. They lived on a farm in Colby and had one daughter, Wanda, before divorcing. Sylvia died on December 19, 1994 in Wausau and is buried at Colby Memorial Cemetery in Colby. William married Mary Ann Rose (Brill) Bailey on October 25, 1969 in Pine County, Minnesota. William died in 1977, and Mary Ann died on March 29, 2014, also in Wausau. William and Mary Ann are buried at Restlawn Memorial Park in the village of Maine.

8. Frieda Ruth "Fay" (Stacke) Hanson

born October 1, 1912 in Colby, Clark County, Wisconsin

died April 19, 2005 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Fay grew up on the family farm in Colby. In 1933, she was living in Evanston, Illinois and working as a maid, and in 1940, she was living in Chicago and working as a "nurse girl." She married Robert Gibbs Hanson on January 19, 1943 at North Shore Baptist Church in Chicago. Robert was a lawyer at the firm of O'Keefe, Ashenden, Lyons & Ward. He died at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago on May 13, 1991. Fay died in 2005.

9. Walter Arthur Adam Stacke

born September 22, 1914 in Colby, Clark County, Wisconsin

died October 10, 1994 in Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico

Walter lived in Colby until 1938, but was living in Evanston, Illinois in 1940. On April 23, 1941, he joined the Army and served until his discharge on June 14, 1945. Walter moved to Albuquerque, New Mexico, where he worked at Prudential Insurance Company until his retirement in 1977. He married Jacqueline Mae McMinn, who was a nurse, on April 7, 1945 in El Paso, El Paso County, Texas. Walter died in 1994, while Jacqueline died on December 25, 2006 in Albuquerque.

10. Adeline Olga (Stacke) Miller

born May 6, 1917 in Colby, Clark County, Wisconsin

died February 1, 2015 in Abbotsford, Clark County, Wisconsin

Lydia Revie & Adeline Miller

Adeline grew up in Colby. She married Wilbert Fredrick Miller on October 22, 1938 in Saint Paul's Lutheran Church in Green Grove. They had one child and lived together in Green Grove and Curtiss. Wilbert died on August 6, 1980 in Wood County. Adeline then lived in Abbotsford until her death, where she worked for the Phonograph Tribune newspaper. Adeline and Wilbert are buried at Saint Paul Lutheran Cemetery in Green Grove.

11. Ethel Lorraine Mildred (Stacke) Hansen

born July 21, 1919 in Colby, Clark County, Wisconsin

died March 26, 2013 in Yakima, Yakima County, Washington

Ethel was the youngest of eleven children, growing up on a farm in Colby. In 1940, Ethel lived in Chicago and worked as a "salad girl" in a tea room. She married salesman Evret Hopkin “Kenny” Hansen on May 26, 1945 in Long Beach, Los Angeles County, California, where she worked as a car hop at the Tom Tom Cafe. Ethel and Kenny later lived in Phoenix, Arizona before moving to Yakima, Washington. They had one son, Marc. Ethel died in 2013, and Kenny died on September 2, 2016 in Yakima.