Monday, May 11, 2015

1880s Autograph Album of Minnie S. Dehm of Hartland, Wisconsin


1880s autograph album of Minnie S. Dehm of Hartland, Wisconsin.  Minnie inscribed a page of welcome to her future well-wishers, some of whom inscribed pages in German.


The album measures approximately 7" x 4-1/4" and contains the sentiments of 84 of Minnie's relatives and friends.  An alphabetical surname list and an alphabetical list of the inscribers, together with any personal information they offered, appear at the end of this post.


From brief online research, hopefully correct:  [corrections, additions and German translations welcome!]

Minnie S. Dehm was born about January 1864 in Wisconsin, the daughter of German immigrants George Fredrick Dehm and Doris K. (Wollmer) Dehm.  Minnie's mother inscribed a page in her album on April 10, 1885.  The facing page was inscribed by a Marg Wollmer or Mary Wollmer, who may have been Doris' sister-in-law, Mary Sophia Dorothea (Thiessenhusen) Wollmer, wife of Doris' brother George William Wollmer.



Minnie had two sisters, Lena and Emma, both of whom inscribed pages in the album; Lena on March 7, 1885 at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and Emma on February 22, 1885, also at Milwaukee.



Several of Minnie's Wollmer cousins inscribed pages in the album, as did two cousins who did not give a surname.  And there were likely more relatives who didn't indicate a family relationship.  Refer to the list of inscribers below.  The G. W. W. who inscribed a page may have been George William Wollmer, Doris' brother.

At the time of the 1920 Census, Minnie was living at Milwaukee, Wisconsin.  Her occupation was listed as "none"; she was living with her sister Emma, a bookkeeper.

Other pages in German:






List of Surnames


? [8]FNV
AFleischer [3]Norton [5]V ?
Allen [3]GOVeitch [4]
BG ?O'Brien [2]WW ?
Bigelow [3]HRWallis
Blitch [4]HallReganWalters
BurrHieckeRustWeeks
CKSWilliams
Carpenter [2]Kraenzlein [4]Salsich [2]Wilson
Churbuck [2]Kran ?SkinnerWinckler [2]
CrozierLStineWingender
DLindmanTWollmer [6]
Dehm [8]MTietz
EMolster
Enteman [4]Moulster

List of Inscribers
  • Willie, inscribed at North Greenfield, Wisconsin, on March 10, 1886; Minnie's cousin
  • Adolph, inscribed at Hartland, Wisconsin, in May 1881
  • Hugo, inscribed at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on September 16, 1881; Minnie's cousin. Perhaps Nicholaus Hugo Wollmer, son of Nicholaus and Pauline J. Witt (Heinemann) Wollmer. Nicholaus Wollmer, by that time deceased, was a brother to Minnie's mother Doris K. (Wollmer) Dehm.
  • Fannie; inscribed at Beaver Lake on May 18, 1881
  • Page written in German, very faint; inscribed at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in August 1881
  • Page written in German; inscribed at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in August 1881
  • Someone sketched a spray of flowers, perhaps Minnie herself.
  • Etta, inscribed at Hartland, Wisconsin, on June 13, 1880
  • Flora; group page shared with Minnie Dehm; Emma Dehm; Jennie Carpenter; Fannie Veitch; Etta Norton; Ella Molster; and Gladys Skinner
A
  • A. B. Allen, inscribed at Hartland, Wisconsin, on January 12, 1881
  • Jennie G. Allen, inscribed at Hartland, Wisconsin, on January 12, 1881
  • Arthur Allen; on a group page shared with Harry Churbuck; Charlie Crozier; Elmer Norton; Adolph Blitch; Lonnie O'Brien; Sherman Salsich; and Mollie Weeks
B
  • Anna Bigelow
  • Chloe A. Bigelow, inscribed at Milwaukee, Wisconsin; can't read the date.
  • Chloe Bigelow.  Shared the page with Ida Blitch; Mollie Fleischer; Carrie Enteman; Minnie Dehm; Sadie Fleischer; Emma Dehm
  • Minnie Blitch, inscribed at Hartland, Wisconsin, on January 11, 1881
  • Ida Blitch; shared the page with Chloe Bigelow; Mollie Fleischer; Carrie Enteman; Minnie Dehm; Sadie Fleischer; and Emma Dehm
  • Adolph Blitch; on a group page shared with Harry Churbuck; Charlie Crozier; Elmer Norton; Arthur Allen; Lonnie O'Brien; Sherman Salsich; and Mollie Weeks
  • Ida Blitch, inscribed at Hartland, Wisconsin, inscribed on May 13, 1881
  • Bessie Burr, inscribed at Hartland, Wisconsin, on January 18, 1881
C
  • Jennie F. Carpenter, inscribed at Hartland, Wisconsin, on June 23, 1880
  • Jennie Carpenter; group page with Minnie Dehm; Emma Dehm; Fannie Veitch; Etta Norton; Ella Molster; Gladys Skinner; and Flora
  • Harry B. Churbuck of Hartland, Wisconsin, on May 10, 1881
  • Harry Churbuck; on a group page shared with Charlie Crozier; Elmer Norton; Adolph Blitch; Arthur Allen; Lonnie O'Brien; Sherman Salsich; and Mollie Weeks
  • Charlie Crozier; on a group page shared with Harry Churbuck; Elmer Norton; Adolph Blitch; Arthur Allen; Lonnie O'Brien; Sherman Salsich; and Mollie Weeks
D
  • Minnie S. Dehm of Hartland, Wisconsin.  She inscribed a dedication page at Hartland, Wisconsin, on January 6, 1881; however, there are inscriptions from 1880.  Minnie also wrote her name on two group pages.
  • Minnie's mother, Doris K. (Wollmer) Dehm, inscribed at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on April 10, 1885
  • Lena, inscribed at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on March 7, 1885; Minnie's sister Lena Dehm.
  • Emma, inscribed at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on February 22, 1885. Minnie's sister Emma C. Dehm
  • Minnie Dehm [album owner]; shared the page with Ida Blitch; Chloe Bigelow; Mollie Fleischer; Carrie Enteman; Sadie Fleischer; and Emma Dehm
  • Emma Dehm.  Shared the page with Ida Blitch; Chloe Bigelow; Mollie Fleischer; Carrie Enteman; Minnie Dehm; and Sadie Fleischer
  • Minnie Dehm, album owner; group page shared with Emma Dehm; Jennie Carpenter; Fannie Veitch; Etta Norton; Ella Molster; Gladys Skinner; and Flora
  • Emma Dehm; group page shared with Minnie Dehm; Jennie Carpenter; Fannie Veitch; Etta Norton; Ella Molster; Gladys Skinner; and Flora.
E
  • Carrie Enteman, inscribed at Hartland, Wisconsin, on August 8, 1880
  • Kate E. Enteman, inscribed at Hartland, Wisconsin, on August 8, 1880
  • G. J. Enteman, inscribed at Kranzburg, Dakota Territory on April 16, 1881. Presumably now Kranzburg, South Dakota
  • Carrie Enteman.  Shared the page with Ida Blitch; Chloe Bigelow; Mollie Fleischer; Minnie Dehm; Sadie Fleischer; and Emma Dehm
F
  • Sadie C. Fleischer, inscribed at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on October 13, 1885
  • Mollie Fleischer.  shared the page with Ida Blitch; Chloe Bigelow; Carrie Enteman; Minnie Dehm; Sadie Fleischer; and Emma Dehm
  • Sadie Fleischer.  Shared the page with Ida Blitch; Chloe Bigelow; Mollie Fleischer; Carrie Enteman; Minnie Dehm; and Emma Dehm
G
  • Rosie G., inscribed at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on May 15, 1882
H
  • Judson Hall
  • Ida Hiecke
K
  • Rosa Kraenzlein, inscribed at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on June 10, 1880
  • Very faint; written in German by Mary ? or Marg ?; inscribed at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in August ? Possibly Mary Kraenzlein.
  • Very faint; Mary Kraenzlein, inscribed at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in August ?
  • Hugo H. Kraenzlein, inscribed at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on June 11, 1880
  • ? J. Kran?, inscribed at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, On August 26, 1881; possibly Kraenzlein or Kranz
L
  • Alpha W. Lindman, inscribed at Hartland, Wisconsin, on April 18, 1881
M
  • Ella Molster; group page shared with Minnie Dehm; Emma Dehm; Jennie Carpenter; Fannie Veitch; Etta Norton; Gladys Skinner; and Flora
  • Ella E. Moulster, inscribed at Hartland, Wisconsin, on December 18, 1880; not sure of surname - another inscriber, possibly the same Ella, gave her name as Ella Molster
N
  • E. F. Norton
  • Etta B. Norton, inscribed at Hartland, Wisconsin, on September 6, 1880
  • Jennie E. Norton, inscribed at Hartland, Wisconsin, on January 11, 1881
  • Etta Norton; group page shared with Minnie Dehm; Emma Dehm; Jennie Carpenter; Fannie Veitch; Ella Molster; Gladys Skinner; and Flora
  • Elmer Norton; on a group page shared with Harry Churbuck; Charlie Crozier; Adolph Blitch; Arthur Allen; Lonnie O'Brien; Sherman Salsich; and Mollie Weeks
O
  • R. L. O'Brien, inscribed at Hartland, Wisconsin, on May 8, 1880 [not sure of year]
  • Lonnie O'Brien; on a group page shared with Harry Churbuck; Charlie Crozier; Elmer Norton; Adolph Blitch; Arthur Allen; Sherman Salsich; and Mollie Weeks
R
  • Katie Regan, inscribed at Hartland, Wisconsin, on January 13, 1881
  • Anna M. Rust, inscribed at North Greenfield, Wisconsin, on March 12, 1886
S
  • Sherman Salsich of Hartland, Wisconsin
  • Sherman Salsich; on a group page shared with Harry Churbuck; Charlie Crozier; Elmer Norton; Adolph Blitch; Arthur Allen; Lonnie O'Brien; and Mollie Weeks
  • Gladys Skinner; group page shared with Minnie Dehm; Emma Dehm; Jennie Carpenter; Fannie Veitch; Etta Norton; Ella Molster; and Flora
  • Miss Binble Stine, inscribed at New York City on December 12, 1880
T
  • Mary J. Tietz, inscribed at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on June 25, 1881; not sure of surname
V
  • W. P. V., inscribed at Hartland, Wisconsin, on May 15, 1881
  • Annie M. Veitch, inscribed at Hartland, Wisconsin, on May 16, 1881; not sure of given name. She sketched a girl with a muff on skates
  • Fannie M. Veitch, inscribed at Hartland, Wisconsin, on January 18, 1881
  • Fannie M. Veitch, inscribed at Hartland, Wisconsin, on August 12, 1880
  • Fannie Veitch; group page shared with Minnie Dehm; Emma Dehm; Jennie Carpenter; Etta Norton; Ella Molster; Gladys Skinner; and Flora.
W
  • Page written in German, by Minnie's uncle G. W. W., at Greenfield, Wisconsin, on March 11, 1886. Presumably George William Wollmer.
  • J. T. Wallis, Jr., inscribed at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on September 23, 1880; not sure of initials.
  • Tillie Walters of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, inscribed on July 24, 1885
  • Mollie Weeks; on a group page shared with Harry Churbuck; Charlie Crozier; Elmer Norton; Adolph Blitch; Arthur Allen; Lonnie O'Brien; and Sherman Salsich
  • Emma Williams, inscribed at Hartland, Wisconsin, on January 7, 1881
  • Mary Wilson, inscribed at Hartland, Wisconsin, on May 6, 1881
  • Adela Winckler, inscribed at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in March 1885
  • Anna Winckler, inscribed at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on March 29, 1885
  • Fannie Wingender, inscribed at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on September 29, 1885
  • Marg Wollmer or Mary Wollmer, inscribed at Greenfield, Wisconsin, on March 17, 1886; Minnie's aunt.   If Mary Wollmer, she might have been Mary Sophia Dorothea (Thiessenhusen) Wollmer, wife of George William Wollmer, brother of Minnie's mother Doris K. (Wollmer) Dehm
  • Will Wollner, inscribed at Greenfield, Wisconsin; Minnie's cousin; not sure of given name. Perhaps the son of George William Wollmer and wife Maria Sophia Dorothea (Theissenhusen). George was a brother to Minnie's mother Doris K. (Wollmer) Dehm.
  • H. F. Wollmer
  • Pauline Wollmer, inscribed at Manitowoc, Wisconsin, in September ? Minnie's cousin. Presumably Elise Tharese Pauline Wollner, daughter of Pauline and Nicholas Wollmer, who was a brother to Minnie's mother Doris K. (Wollmer) Dehm.
  • Mary E. Wollmer, inscribed at Greenfield, Wisconsin, on March 9, 1886. Minnie's cousin.
  • Hugo, inscribed at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on September 16, 1881; Minnie's cousin. Perhaps Nicholaus Hugo Wollmer, son of Nicholaus and Pauline J. Witt (Heinemann) Wollmer. Nicholaus Wollmer, by that time deceased, was a brother to Minnie's mother Doris K. (Wollmer) Dehm.
Hartland, Wisconsin; and Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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