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This picture of the Methodist Church shows how
people got to church on Sunday. The poles in the picture show that it was lighting system in Wild Rose, The contract was for the Rose Milling Co. owned by Edward Hoaglin install 6 lights as early
as Nov. 1st. The contract provided for $60 a year
per light. Thelights were to burn from 1/2 hour after sunset until 11PM excepting moonlight nights. The lights will be 2,000 candle power. Later the number of lights increased.The church was not
in the first batch of lights so the picture is likely at
least 1910. |
Tuesday, April 30, 2019
Methodist Church in Wild Rose WI around 1910
Eldred Etheridge
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| Eldred was born March 9, 1913 in Wild Rose to Milfred Etheridge and Alice Jenks. They later moved to Clintonville where Eldred worked for Four Wheel Drive even serving inn Egypt and Turkey. He married Sylvia Westphal in Cairo, Egypt on June 15, 1956. He died March 14, 1995 in Suring, WI. |
D W Jones sells hotel site to George Bradley March 1900Th
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| The hotel burned down so Bradley built a new building. |
Monday, April 29, 2019
Saturday, April 27, 2019
Rev Daniel Woodward
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| Rev Daniel Woodward was born Sept. 25, 1864 near Wild Rose WI to John Butler Woodward and his wife Sarah Moore. He was ordained a Methodist minister in Stevens Point on Oct. 4, 1896. He served Methodist churches in Crystal Lake, Stockbridge, Wausau, Randolph, Merrill, Sturgeon Bay and Omro. He left the Methodist at this point. He was appointed Warden at the state prison at Waupun. He made many changes for the better treatment of prisoners including a half holiday on Saturday, and schools for illiterate prisoners. He was a Chautauqua lecturer or 4 years. Then he was a Congregational minister serving Omro, Oconomowoc, Medford, Kaukauna, Elcho, Three Lakes, Randolph, and Pine River. By 1940 he was pastor for the Open Door Baptist Church in Randolph. He married Jennie Lynd Jenks, daughter of John Tower Jenks and Polly Jeffers on Oct. 26, 1885 in Wild Rose. She died in 1927 Daniel died June 22, 1944 in Portage. |
Martha Merryfield moved her beauty shop basement of Ben Stewart's 1940
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| This building was on Main Street |
Albert Glover, Harness Maker bought Jane Stewarts Property 1901
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| This property belonged to Elisha & Jane Stewart and is part of the Wild Rose Historical Society Museum. His wife was Sarah, and they had a daughter Jessie, son Louis, and a daughter Florence. |
William Anselm moved to the Smart House from the Charles Sage house 1942
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| Anselm bought Glenn Etheridge's gargage on Main St. It later was Levi Nelson's Nash gargage. |
Friday, April 26, 2019
Jerome Underhill & his wife Elzabeth J Jones
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| Jerome Underhill was born in 1854 to George & Hannah Underhill. He married Elizabeth J Jones from Wild Rose Nov. 17, 1880. She was the daughter of Robert H & Mary Jones. He as born and died in Waukesha County. Elizabeth also called Lizzie was born in the Town of Rose, Waushara County and in Waukesha County. |
William Henry Rice
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| William Henry Rice was born Sept. 11, 1844 in Russell, St Lawrence county, NY. His parents were from Ireland. He was a cousin of Ed Gilson, of the Town of Wautoma. Ed was the husband of Harriet Jeffers Gilson. He waa a carpenter and a joiner when he lived with he Gilsons. He served in the 16th Wis. Infantry in the Civil War. He was wounded in the hip by a shot. He married Carolyn "Carrie" Milius in Plainfield, WI on May 6, 1891. She lied from 1879-1959 and they are buried in Plainfield Cemetery. |
Three Generation Picture of Etheridges
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| Mother, Emma Spicer is holding May Etheridge who later married William Roth, Nancy Permelia Pease Etheridge is the grandmother and father Alanson Pease Etheridge. |
Alice Jenks Etheridge and Alanson Pease Etheridge
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| Alice Jenks mariied Milfod Etheridge and was the daughter-in-law of Alanson. |
Alanson Pease Etheridge Machine Shop in Wild Rose
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| L-R: Clarence Corning with bike, Alanson P Etheridge, Milford Etheridge and two unknown. |
Hubert Etheridge
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| Hubert Etheridge was born in 1883 in Wild Rose and died May 2, 1889 in Merrill, Lincoln County WI. His parents were Alanson Pease Etheridge and Emma Spicer. |
Thursday, April 25, 2019
Phoebe Ann Jones (Mrs Harvey Nelson)
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| Phoebe Jones was born to Benjamin T Jones and wife Mary Jane Davies on Oct 4, 1888. She married Harvey Nelson. They had a daughter Aredes Nelson. They lived in Wild Rose but later moved to Rockford, Illinois where Phoebe died June 30, 1967. They lived on Maple Ave in Wild Rose. |
Louis Jenks, Rodney Murty, Isaac Lowe, Rev. W T Williams
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| The picture was that at the new Patterson Library in 1958. |
Pam Anderson & cousin Kay Williams
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| The picture was taken at the Rodney Murty House on Maple Ave. We about 2 or 3 years old. Pam is on the left and Kay is on the right. |
Della Mae Davies Moss
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| Della Mae Davies Moss was the 7th of 8 children of William Morris Davies (he was know as Bill Morris) and his wife, Margaret. She was born Aug. 8, 1901 in the Town of Rose. Della played on the girls basketball team. |
Sunday, April 21, 2019
Steve Inda from glass negative
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| Steve Inda was born Dec. 16, 1884 and died Feb.10, 1973. His parents were Frank Inda Sr and Rosa Gregor. He married Catherine Florence McLaughlin Feb. 19, 1919. He worked at the Wild Rose Fish Hatchery. He had a daughter Inez |
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