JERRY AUSTIN COLLECTION OF JANDT/YANDT FAMILY AND SALZWEDEL/AFFELDT/WALTER FAMILIES. PAPERS, 1761-2002.  0.8 cubic feet. (2 archives boxes)

Abstract

Jerry Austin, a family researcher from St. Paul, Minnesota, compiled research on six German immigrant families who settled in western Wisconsin including the Carl Jandt/Yandt (1837-1901) family, the Johann Jandt (1828-1911) family, the Herman Salzwedel (1834-1915) family, the William Salzwedel (1840-1919) family, the Emilie (Salzwedel) Affeldt (1843-1922) family, and the Joseph Walter (1839-1922) family.

Materials in the collection include photocopies of family reports, correspondence, birth records, census records, death records, marriage records, obituaries, passenger lists, pictures, maps, and some information provided by family researchers in Germany.

Acc. No. 1999-27; 2001-15; 2001-24
Donated by Jerry Austin, Sept. 1999 and 2001
Processed by Anita Doering, 2002.

History

Jerry Austin, a family researcher from St. Paul, Minnesota, compiled research on six families who settled in western Wisconsin including the Carl Jandt/Yandt (1837-1901) family, the Johann Jandt (1828-1911) family, the Herman Salzwedel (1834-1915) family, the William Salzwedel (1840-1919) family, the Emilie (Salzwedel) Affeldt (1843-1922) family, and the Joseph Walter (1839-1922) family.

Carl Jandt (1837-1901) was born in Pomerania. In 1860, He married Ulricke Scheunemann (1838-1913). The couple came to America in 1873 and settled in Barre Mills in La Crosse County, Wisconsin. In 1891, they moved to the city of La Crosse. The couple had seven children: Bertha Jandt Stegemann Martin Euler (1863-1938), Karl Jandt (1864-1936), Albert Jandt (1866-1944), Emelie Jandt (1870-1886), Reinhardt Carl Yandt (1875-1955), Lewis Jandt (1880-1911?), and Frederick Ludwig Yandt (1882-1956).

The second family group in the collection is the Johann Jandt (1828-1911) family. He was born in Bolkow, Kreis Belgard, Pomerania, Prussia. Jandt married Catherine Friederika Manke around 1850 in Pomerania. Johann immigrated, with his children, to the United States in 1871, and the family settled in Barre Mills, Wisconsin in 1872. His children include August Jandt (1850-1932), an unnamed daughter who died in 1853, Bertha Lena Jandt Salzwedel (1856-1926), Herman Jandt (1859-1922), and Albert L. Jandt (1863-1902).

The next family group is the Herman Ludwig Frederick Salzwedel (1834-1915) family. Salzwedel was born in Molstow, Kreis Greifenberg, Germany. He married Wilhelmina G. Gust (1828-1915) in 1857. The coupled immigrated to the United States in 1858, settling first in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, before moving to La Crosse, Wisconsin. The family later settled in Trempealeau County, Wisconsin. Their children include Charlie C. Salzwedel (1858-1877), Lewis William August Salzwedel (1860-1942), Bertha Caroline Salzwedel Affeldt (1863-1948), Louisa A. Salzwedel Hardie (1866-1934), Ida Albertina Augusta Salzwedel Ehret (1868-1952), and August Ferdinand Salzwedel (1871-1943).

The fourth family group is the Martin Wilhelm Ferdinand Salzwedel (1840-1919) family. He is also known as “William” and is the brother of Herman Salzwedel. William Salzwedel was born in Gumminshoff, Kreis Greifenberg, Germany. He married Bertha Lena Jandt (1856-1926), daughter of Johann and Catherine Jandt, in 1877. Both William and Bertha came to the United States with their parents. The couple settled in Ettrick, Wisconsin. Their children include Herman Salzwedel (1878-1881), Otto Louis Salzwedel (1880-1962), Charles Salzwedel (1882-1956), Amelia Augusta Salzwedel Walter (1885-1958), Wilhelmina Augusta Rose Salzwedel Thompson (1887-1955), and Wilhelm Louis August Salzwedel (1890-1979).

The next family group is the Emilie F. Augusta Salzwedel Affeldt (1843-1922) family. She was born near Greifenburg, Germany, and is the sister of Herman and William Salzwedel. Emilie married Ludwig Herman Affeldt in 1859. The couple settled in Melrose, Wisconsin. Their children include William F. Affeldt (1863-1948), Anna Affeldt Clatt (1866-1943), Edward H. Affeldt (1868-1868), Edward Affeldt (1868-1872), Ida Affeldt (1870-1881), Emma Affeldt (1872-1881), Otto Emil Affeldt (1875-1958), Bertha Louise Affeldt Ristow (1878-1949), Wilhelmina Amelia Anna Affeldt Lewison (1880-1958), and Henry Louis Affeldt (1883-1946).

The sixth family group is the Joseph Jacob Walter (1839-1922) family. He was born in Baden-Baden, Germany. His first marriage was to Walburga Ward (1839-1878). The couple came to the United States in the summer of 1867 and eventually settled in Ettrick, Wisconsin. Their children include Louisa Walter Robinson (1868-1944), William M. Walter (1870-1945), Henry Charles Walter (1871-1963), Edward Daniel Walter (1873-1952) and Josephine Agnes Walter Raichle (1878-1941).

After his first wife died, Joseph Walter married Anna Catherine Henrietta Poehlmann Ehret (1838-1909). Their children include Bertha Ida Lena Walter Salzwedel (1880-1952) and Lena Augusta Walter Kuhs (1883-1959).

Scope and Content

The genealogical materials in the Jerry Austin Collections include information on six families and their descendents. The collection has been divided into series by family: the CARL JANDT/YANDT (1837-1901) FAMILY, the JOHANN JANDT (1828-1911) FAMILY, the HERMAN SALZWEDEL (1834-1915) FAMILY, the WILLIAM SALZWEDEL (1840-1919) FAMILY, the EMILIE (SALZWEDEL) AFFELDT (1843-1922) FAMILY, and the JOSEPH WALTER (1839-1922) FAMILY.

Similarities exist between materials found in each of the series. Materials for each series include a family report written by Jerry Austin, which highlights birth and death dates, names of descendents, and other information for each family. Most series include group sheets used by Austin to collect information on family members.

Photocopies of U.S. Federal Census and some Wisconsin State Census records are included for each series. Correspondence for each series consists of responses from family members to Austin’s requests for information about the family.

Birth, marriage, and death records contained in this collection consist of photocopies of original documents or, in some cases, notes taken from documents held by Registers of Deeds in various counties in Wisconsin or Minnesota. Some newspaper clippings and miscellaneous notes are also included with the birth, marriage, and death records.

Obituaries are photocopied from newspapers. Most, but not all, include a notation of the date the obituary was published, but many do not include the name of the newspaper.

The CARL JANDT/YANDT (1837-1901) FAMILY materials include a family report and group sheets (1999). A list of addresses of family members is also found with the family report. Census records (1880-1920) are included as well as some photocopies from the city directories of La Crosse, Wisconsin (1900-1909). Death records (1901-1994), marriage information (1890-1971), and obituaries (1901-1999) are also a part of this series.

CARL JANDT/YANDT (1837-1901) FAMILY materials include photocopies of passenger lists (1873-1939). Pictures (1920-1972) include some photographs and photocopies of photographs of members of the family.

The JOHANN JANDT (1828-1911) FAMILY materials focus on the family and descendents of Johann Jandt and his wife Catherine Frederika Manke who immigrated to the United States from Bolkow, Kreis Belgard, Pomerania, Prussia, and settled in Barre Mills, Wisconsin, in 1872. A family report (2001) and birth records (1920-1985) are included. Cemetery information consists of listings taken from cemetery databases for the Jandt family. Copies of census records (1880-1920), correspondence (1998-2001), and death records (1902-2000) are included in this series.

Family history charts (ca. 1997-2001) were gathered by Austin to aid his research. Photocopies of three maps (1878-2000), which show places where Jandt family members lived are included. Copies of marriage records (1875-1987) and obituaries (1920-2001) are part of this series. Pictures/events (1920-2002) include miscellaneous newspaper clippings and a memoir from Lil Torgerson regarding the Frederick and Lillian (Jandt) Shafer family. The miscellaneous materials (1872-1909) include photocopies of naturalization papers and a photocopy of a map of Lawrence Township in Grant County, Minnesota.

The HERMAN SALZWEDEL (1834-1917) FAMILY materials focus on the family and descendents of Herman Ludwig Frederick Salzwedel and his wife, Wilhelmine F. Gust who settled in Trempealeau County, Wisconsin in 1864. Family history charts (1999) and a family report (2001) are included. Other materials include birth records (1899-1981), census records (1870-1905), correspondence (1999-2000), death records (1900-1979), marriage records (1886-1954), and obituaries (1915-1995). The miscellaneous folder (1999) contains a printout listing information on a book entitled Thunder Monsters over Europe: A History of the 405th Fighter Group in World War II by Reginald G. Nolte.

The WILLIAM SALZWEDEL (1840-1919) FAMILY materials focus on the family and descendents of Martin Wilhelm Ferdinand Salzwedel and Bertha Lena Jandt. Materials include a family report and group sheets (1999-2001), birth records (1885-1952), and census records (1875-1905).

Civil War records (1862-1891) include photocopies of records and correspondence relating to the death of Private Ludwig Johann Salzwedel, William Salzwedel’s father, who died of disease June 17, 1862 while serving in the Union Army.

Other materials include correspondence, (1998-2002) and death records (1891-1955).

German homeland information (1858-1998) includes a photocopy of a passenger list showing the family of Ludwig Salzwedel. Other materials relate to Jerry Austin’s research of the area in Germany where Ludwig Salzwedel and his family lived. Germany research (1859-1999) includes photocopies of naturalization papers and research reports on the Ludwig Salzwedel family prepared by an organization in Germany called Historical Research Services.

Copies of marriage records (1877-1969) and obituaries (1952-2002) are also included. Previous Salzwedel research (1859-1998) contains photocopies of photographs of family members, photocopies of naturalization papers, and a family history and pedigree chart prepared by another member of the Salzwedel family.

The EMILIE (SALZWEDEL) AFFELDT (1843-1922) FAMILY materials focus on the family and descendents of Emilie F. Augusta Salzwedel and her husband Ludwig Affeldt. Included in this series are a family report and group sheets (1999-2001), birth records (1880-1912), census records (1880-1900), correspondence (1998-2002), death records (1898-1987), marriage records (1887-1944), and obituaries (1922-1989).

The JOSEPH WALTER (1839-1922) FAMILY materials focus on the family and descendents of Joseph Walter, his first wife, Walburga Ward, and his second wife, Anna Catherine Henrietta Ehret. Materials include copies of a family report and group sheets (1999-2001), birth records, (1902-1952), census records (1870-1905), correspondence (1998-2002), and death records (1909-1991).

German research (1761-2001) consists of information obtained by Jerry Austin from a German researcher. Materials include a 3½-inch computer disc containing copies of some vital records, family group sheets, correspondence, a map and photocopies of some records written in German.

Other materials found in this series consist of marriage records (1897-1999), obituaries (1947-1999), and passenger lists (1867-1868), which include photocopies of passenger lists for Josef and Walburga Walther.