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Guide to the Jerry Austin Collection of Jandt/Yandt Family, Swalzwedel Family, Affeldt Family, and Walter Family Papers, 1761-2002
MSS 069
Table of Contents
Summary Information
- 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.
- Collection Title
- Jerry Austin Collection of Jandt/Yandt Family, Salzwedel Family, Affeldt Family, and Walter Family Papers
- Date of Materials
- 1761-2002
- Creator - Collector
- Austin, Jerry
- Call Number
- MSS 069
- Amount
- 0.8 cubic feet
- Physical Description
- 2 archives boxes
- Language of Materials
- English
- Repository
- La Crosse Public Library Archives
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Jerry Austin Collection of Jandt/Yandt Family, Salzwedel Family, Affeldt Family, and Walter Family Papers, MSS 069, La Crosse Public Library Archives, La Crosse, WI
Biographical Note
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 Contents
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.
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.
Arrangement
Arranged in six series:
Series 1: Carl Jandt/Yandt Family
Series 3: Herman Salzwedel Family
Series 4: William Salzwedel Family
Series 5: Emilie (Salzwedel) Affeldt Family
Series 6: Joseph Walter Family
Administrative Information
Publication Information
La Crosse Public Library Archives 2002
800 Main St.La Crosse, Wisconsin, 54601
(608) 789-7136
archives@lacrosselibrary.org
Access to Materials
Materials in this collection are available for patron use.
Acquisitions Information
(Accession nos. 1999.027; 2001.015; 2001.024) Donated by Jerry Austin, Sept. 1999 and 2001.
Processing Information
Processed by Anita Doering, 2002.
Controlled Access Headings
Family Name(s)
- Affeldt family
- Jandt family
- Salzwedel family
- Walter family
Geographic Name(s)
- Germany--Emigration and immigration--United States
Personal Name(s)
- Affeldt, Emilie F. Augusta Salzwedel, 1843-1922
- Jandt, Carl, 1837-1901
- Jandt, Johann, 1828-1911
- Salzwedel, Herman Ludwig Frederick, 1834-1915
- Salzwedel, Martin Wihelm Ferdinand, 1840-1919
- Walter, Joseph Jacob, 1839-1922
Subject(s)
- Genealogists--Minnesota--St. Paul
- Immigrants--Wisconsin
Collection Inventory
(Series 1) Carl Jandt/Yandt Family |
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| Box | Folder | |||
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Family report and group sheets, 1999 |
1 | 1 | ||
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Census records, 1880-1920 |
1 | 2 | ||
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City directory information, 1900-1909 |
1 | 3 | ||
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Correspondence, 1999-2002 |
1 | 4 | ||
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Death records, 1901-1994 |
1 | 5 | ||
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Marriage information, 1890-1971 |
1 | 6 | ||
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Obituaries, 1901-1999 |
1 | 7 | ||
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Passenger lists, 1873-1939 |
1 | 8 | ||
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Pictures, 1920-1972 |
1 | 9 | ||
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(Series 2) Johann Jandt Family |
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| Box | Folder | |||
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Family report, 2001 |
1 | 10 | ||
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Birth records, 1920-1985 |
1 | 11 | ||
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Cemetery information |
1 | 12 | ||
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Census records, 1880-1920 |
1 | 13 | ||
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Correspondence, 1998-2001 |
1 | 14 | ||
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Death records, 1902-2000 |
1 | 15 | ||
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Family history charts, circa 1997-2001 |
1 | 16 | ||
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Maps, 1878-2000 |
1 | 17 | ||
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Marriage records, 1875-1987 |
1 | 18 | ||
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Obituaries, 1920-2001 |
1 | 19 | ||
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Pictures/events, 1920-2002 |
1 | 20 | ||
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Miscellaneous, 1872-1909 |
1 | 21 | ||
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(Series 3) Herman Salzwedel Family |
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| Box | Folder | |||
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Family history charts, 1999 |
2 | 1 | ||
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Family report, 2001 |
2 | 2 | ||
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Birth records, 1899-1981 |
2 | 3 | ||
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Census records, 1870-1905 |
2 | 4 | ||
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Correspondence, 1999-2000 |
2 | 5 | ||
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Death records, 1900-1979 |
2 | 6 | ||
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Marriage records, 1886-1954 |
2 | 7 | ||
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Obituaries, 1915-1995 |
2 | 8 | ||
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Miscellaneous, 1999 |
2 | 9 | ||
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(Series 4) William Salzwedel Family |
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| Box | Folder | |||
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Family reports and group sheets, 1999-2001 |
2 | 10 | ||
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Birth records, 1885-1952 |
2 | 11 | ||
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Census records, 1875-1905 |
2 | 12 | ||
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Civil War records, 1862-1891 |
2 | 13 | ||
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Correspondence, 1998-2002 |
2 | 14 | ||
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Death records, 1891-1955 |
2 | 15 | ||
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German homeland information, 1858-1998 |
2 | 16 | ||
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Germany research, 1859-1999 |
2 | 17 | ||
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Marriage records, 1877-1969 |
2 | 18 | ||
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Obituaries, 1952-2002 |
2 | 19 | ||
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Previous Salzwedel family research, 1859-1998 |
2 | 20 | ||
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(Series 5) Emilie (Salzwedel) Affeldt Family |
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| Box | Folder | |||
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Family report and group sheets, 1999-2001 |
2 | 21 | ||
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Birth records, 1880-1912 |
2 | 22 | ||
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Census records, 1880-1900 |
2 | 23 | ||
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Correspondence, 1998-2002 |
2 | 24 | ||
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Death records, 1898-1987 |
2 | 25 | ||
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Marriage records, 1887-1944 |
2 | 26 | ||
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Obituaries, 1922-1989 |
2 | 27 | ||
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(Series 6) Joesph Walter Family |
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| Box | Folder | |||
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Family report and group sheets, 1999-2001 |
2 | 28 | ||
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Birth records, 1902-1952 |
2 | 29 | ||
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Census records, 1870-1905 |
2 | 30 | ||
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Correspondence, 1998-2002 |
2 | 31 | ||
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Death records, 1909-1991 |
2 | 32 | ||
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German research, 1761-2001 |
2 | 33 | ||
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Marriage records, 1897-1999 |
2 | 34 | ||
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Obituaries, 1947-1999 |
2 | 35 | ||
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Passenger ship records, 1867-1868 |
2 | 36 | ||
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