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Melchior Volz

Melchior Volz

Male 1831 - 1917  (86 years)

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  • Name Melchior Volz 
    Birth 5 Jan 1831  Gamshurst, Baden, GER Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Census 7 Jun 1860  La Crosse, La Crosse, WI Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Manager, age 30, born Saxon, mechanic 
    Census 10 Jun 1870  La Crosse, La Crosse, WI Find all individuals with events at this location 
    age 39, born Baden, carpenter 
    Census 1 Jun 1880  La Crosse, La Crosse, WI Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Melger, age 47, born GER, Carpenter of buildings, parents born GER/GER 
    Census 5 Jun 1900  La Crosse, La Crosse, WI Find all individuals with events at this location 
    age 69, born Jan 1831 in GER, immigrated in 1851, marr 46 yers, retired, parents born GER/GER 
    Census 1 Jun 1905  La Crosse, La Crosse, WI Find all individuals with events at this location 
    age 74, born GER, parents born GER 
    Census 26 Apr 1910  La Crosse, La Crosse, WI Find all individuals with events at this location 
    age 79, born GER, marr 55 yrs, immigrated in 1851, Own Income, parents born GER/GER 
    Death 14 Mar 1917  La Crosse, La Crosse, WI Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Catholic Cemetery, La Crosse, WI Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I1198  Family Tree | Test Branch
    Last Modified 13 Apr 2012 

    Father Joseph Volz,   b. 1 Oct 1791, Gamshurst, Baden, GER Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Sep 1833, Gamshurst, Baden, GER Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 41 years) 
    Mother Theresia Braun,   b. 9 Oct 1791, Gamshurst, Baden, GER Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Feb 1853, Gamshurst, Baden, GER Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 61 years) 
    Marriage 3 Jul 1815  Gamshurst, Baden, GER Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F1106  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Josephine Renner,   b. 28 Jun 1838, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Dec 1918, La Crosse, La Crosse, WI Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years) 
    Marriage 9 May 1854  St. Nicholas Catholic Church in Ripley Co., Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • from "The La Crosse Tribune", 12 May 1914 (newspaperarchive.com)
      PAIR HERE SINCE '57 CELEBRATE SIXTIETH YEAR OF MARRIAGE
      Mr. and Mrs. Melchior Volz, 124 North Eighth street, are today celebrating the sixtieth anniversary of their marriage. Five children, twenty-one grandchildren and one great-grandchild are present at the celebration.
      Mr. Volz was born January 6, 1831, near Axhern, Baden-on-the-Rhine, Germany. He came to America in the spring of 1851, landing at New York after a month's trip on the ocean. He worked for a while in Louisville, Ky., before going to Ripley county, Indiana, where he met Miss Josephine Renner, who became his wife May 9, 1854. Mrs. Volz was born Jun 24, 1833, on the old homestead of her parents in Ripley county, Indiana, which was acquired by the parents early in the century, Mr. and Mrs. Renner moving to moving to Indiana from Pittsburg, sailing down the Ohio river to Cincinnati. Mr. and Mrs. Volz were married in the old St. Nicholas church in Ripley county, moving to Chicago soon after their marriage. Later, they moved to Iowa, and in the trip up the Mississippi in 1857, bound for St. Paul, Mr. Volz was so delighted by the location and the beauty of La Crosse that he landed here instead of continuing to St. Paul. That was May 7, 1857. Since that time La Cross has been their house. Twelve children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Volz, six of them dying in infancy, and one, William, dying twelve years ago at the age of twenty years. The eldest, Rev. Joseph F. Volz of Marshfield, was born on the homestead in Indiana, the rest being natives of La Crosse. The children are: George S and B. H. Volz of La Crosse, Mrs. Mary Guter of Minneapolis. John of Great Fall, Mont., and the Rev Joseph F Volz, pastor of St. John's Catholic church in Marshfield. Since 1875 Mr. and Mrs. Volz have lived on the property at 124 North Eighth street, which they bought from J. J. Hogan. Prior to that time they lived on State street, between Ninth and Tenth streets.
    Children 
     1. Joseph Francis Volz,   b. 1 Jan 1857, Prattsburg, Ripley, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 May 1926, Marshfield, Wood, WI Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years)
     2. Karl Volz,   b. 19 Dec 1858, La Crosse, La Crosse, WI Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Aug 1859, La Crosse, La Crosse, WI Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
    +3. George Stephan Volz,   b. 12 Jul 1860, La Crosse, La Crosse, WI Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Sep 1948, San Diego, San Diego, CA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years)
    +4. Bernard Henry Volz,   b. 8 Oct 1862, La Crosse, La Crosse, WI Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Aug 1934, La Crosse, La Crosse, WI Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years)
    +5. Mary Theresa Volz,   b. 1865, La Crosse, La Crosse, WI Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 Dec 1943, Minneapolis, Hennepin, MN Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years)
     6. Clara Volz,   b. 1868   d. 5 Jun 1877, La Crosse, La Crosse, WI Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 9 years)
    +7. John Andrew Volz,   b. 3 Feb 1870, La Crosse, La Crosse, WI Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Oct 1940, Anaheim, Orange, CA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years)
     8. Emma I Volz,   b. 1871, La Crosse, La Crosse, WI Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1874, La Crosse, La Crosse, WI Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 3 years)
     9. Bertha A Volz,   b. 1874, La Crosse, La Crosse, WI Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Jun 1877, La Crosse, La Crosse, WI Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 3 years)
     10. Nettie Sophie Volz,   b. 8 Jun 1878, La Crosse, La Crosse, WI Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1886, La Crosse, La Crosse, WI Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 7 years)
     11. William A Volz,   b. Jul 1881, La Crosse, La Crosse, WI Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Aug 1901, La Crosse, La Crosse, WI Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 20 years)
    Family ID F250  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 2 Feb 2019 

  • Photos
    Melchior Volz 1914
    Melchior Volz 1914
    Melchior Volz Photo in 12 May 1914 La Crosse Tribune article commemorating 60th anniversity
    Melchior & Josephine (Renner) Volz Family
    Melchior & Josephine (Renner) Volz Family
    Family Photo of Melchior (Renner) Volz and Family probably taken in front of the family house in La Crosse, WI

    Headstones
    Volz Family Gravestone, front
    Volz Family Gravestone, front
    Melchior born Jan 6 1831 died Apr 14 1917
    Josephine born June 24 1838 died Dec 6 1918
    Plot: Section Old, Lot 4

    Histories
    Melchior and Josephine Volz 60 year marriage article
    Melchior and Josephine Volz 60 year marriage article
    Article commemorating 60th wedding anniversary of Melchior and Josephine Volz published in The La Crosse Tribune on 12 May 1914

  • Notes 
    • Immigration: Spring of 1851 Germany to New York (voyage took a month), then to Louisville, KY (worked for awhile here), then to Ripley Co., IN where he met Josephine. The family moved to Chicago soon after their marriage. Later, they moved to Iowa, and in a trip up the Mississippi River in 1857, originally bound for St. Paul, Minnesota, they liked LaCrosse, Wisconsin so much, they stayed (May 7, 1857).