Posted by 8N'r--WI on January 30, 2012 at 07:15:12 from (12.104.244.6):
In Reply to: Why here?? posted by flying belgian on January 29, 2012 at 20:35:57:
My Great,Great Grandfather emigrated from Ireland primarily because of no work and the potato famine....he ended up in central WI and worked a 160 Acre Farm with his wife, a full blooded Winnebago Indian.
My Great Grandfather, moved his family a few counties to the West, and lost his "wealth" by venturing into a "brick manufacturing business."
My Grandfather moved to NW Wisconsin, built a cabin, complete with loft and dirt floor...and tried raising a family by doing carpentry work, and part-timing as a night watchman at a moonshine still back in the woods. It was at this still that he perfected the "art" of consuming large quantities whiskey.
When more lucrative job opportunities presented themselves in the big ciy of Milwaukee, my Grandfather moved the family there where he worked as a union carpenter until he died in the early 1950's. My Aunts and Uncles scattered to remote places like California and Florida, while a few of them chose to stay in the frozen North.
I found out my farm is only 40 miles from where my G.G. Grandfather once worked the ground...I still have relatives in that area, and I have been able to locate cemetaries where my Great Grandparents are buried.
My Maternal Grandparents came from Germany. I lived with my Grandfather until about the age of 10...I remember he was a hard working mason contractor, but always was extremely grumpy toward everyone he came in contact with....later, when I was in the carpenter business, I ran into masons that worked for him. They agreed with my assessment of him as well....
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