Bishop, Albert & Minnie



Albert J. and Minnie Bishop
Oakwood Cemetery, Somers Township, Kenosha County
(Source:  Photo courtesy of Linda and Larry Kopet, USGenWebArchivesProjectWisconsin)

"Mrs. Minnie E. Bishop, age 73, passed away this morning at the home of her son, J. Lorin Bishop, in Somers, following a long illness.  Born June 21, 1873, in Ixonia, Wisconsin, Mrs. Bishop came to Franksville at the age of 1 year and when she was 17 she moved to the village of Somers where she spent the remainder of her life.  On December 12, 1901, she was married to Albert J. Bishop.  She was a member of the Somers Congregational Church, Ladies Aid and Missionary Society.
Surviving are her husband, Albert; two sons, A. Elroy of south Bend, Ind., and J. Lorin of Somers; three grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Julia Bush of Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin and Mrs. Adella Mortensen of Wheaton, Ill.  Funeral services will be held at Hansen Funeral Home.  Burial will be in the Oakwood Cemetery in Somers."
(Source:  Racine Journal March 22, 1947)

Birchell

Thomas Richard Birchell
Oakwood Cemetery
(Source:  Photo by Jacqueline Klapproth Nelson.  Copyright October 2011)

Charlotte E. Birchell, wife of Thomas Richard Birchell
Oakwood Cemetery
(Source:  Photo by Jacqueline Klapproth Nelson.  Copyright October 2011)

About the Birchell Family
Thomas Birchell was born in Lancashire, England on about 1807.  He married Ann Collier on August 21, 1826 at Pennington, Lancashire, England.  They had 7 children, of which 4 died in England before the Birchell family came to America.
Thomas' eldest son, William, came to America in 1848 with his three cousins: Joseph Collier, Joshua Boydell, and Joshua Collier.  Joshua Collier served in the Wisconsin cavalry during the Civil War and he was a minister at the M.E. Church at Kellogg's Corners.
William worked on the Jonathan Dorning farm.  His father Thomas, mother Ann, and two children followed in May, 1853.  Thomas farmed land in Section 25 of Yorkville Township, Racine County.  Thomas died September 25, 1876 and Ann died May 30, 1889.
Children of Thomas and Ann Collier Birchell are: William died in Kansas in 1926, Mary died in England in 1932, Roger died in England in 1847, Richard died in England in 1849, Elizabeth died in England in 1847, Mary married Leonard Steiner of Yorkville and died 1910 buried in Sylvania Cemetery, and James married Christina Meinzer and died April 3, 1916 buried in Sylvania Cemetery.




James Birchell, about 1900, Yorkville, Racine County, Wisconsin
(Source:  Culshaw-Lee Family Tree/Ancestry.com)

James Birchell came to America with his parents in May, 1853 arriving at the Port of New York.  He married Christina B. Meinzer on June 4, 1867 in Racine, Wisconsin.  The Meinzer's came to America from Baden, Germany in 1847.  James farmed in parts of Sections 25 and 26 in Yorkville Township.  James and Christina had seven children.  Christina died on the family farm on April 16, 1901.  James later married again to Anna E. Johansen of Racine and they lived in Racine.  He died there on April 3, 1916.  His second wife, Anna Johansen Birchell, is buried in Mound Cemetery, Racine, Wisconsin.
Children of James Birchell and Christina K. Meinzer:

Elizabeth A. Birchell.  Born April 26, 1868 in Yorkville Township.  She married Alvin B. Jones (Feb. 22, 1866 - Nov 23, 1957) on December 6, 1893.  They had one daughter, Gertrude, who died of meningitis as a baby.  Elizabeth died August 6, 1950 and is buried in the Union Grove Cemetery.

Wendell Thomas Birchell.  Born July 7, 1870 in Yorkville Township.  He married Minnie F. Jones (Nov 22, 1876 - Feb. 2, 1904) on December 25, 1899.  Minnie was the sister of Alvin B. Jones (see above).  Wendell and Minnie had one daughter, Ella Florence who was born May 18, 1901.  Wendell died July 20, 1956 and is buried in Yorkville Cemetery.

Katherine H. Birchell.  Born March 26, 1872 in Yorkville Township.  She married Anthony Jackson (June 12, 1878 - Aug. 13, 1945).  They had no children.  Katherine died December 17, 1950 and is buried in Mound Cemetery in Racine.

Frank A. Birchell.  Born May 14, 1875 in Yorkville Township.  He married  Lulu Bell Woolfenden (Mar. 1, 1874 - May 30, 1948) on December 25, 1898 in Stratton, Nebraska.  The had one daughter, Helen (Oct 9, 1908 - March 4, 1980).  Frank died as the result of an automobile accident at Douglas, Wyoming on August 19, 1932.  He is buried in West Lawn Cemetery in Gering, Nebraska.

Thomas Richard Birchell.  Born June 29, 1877 in Yorkville Township.  He married Charlotte Edna Haigh (March 24, 1882 - December 22, 1943) on December 29, 1904.  Charlette is the daughter of Enoch and Charlotte (Bowers) Haigh (See map and Section 8) of Somers Township.  Thomas and Charlotte had two children:  Gladys (Mrs. Archie Bush) and Jesse Enoch.  Thomas died in Somers Township on November 2, 1955.  He and Charlotte are buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Somers, Wisconsin.

Ada F. Birchell.  Born March 27, 1879 in Yorkville Township.  He married William P. Pultz (July 7, 1877 - June 22, 1946) on November 28, 1905.  They had no children.  Ada died January 24, 1932 at Racine and is buried in Mound Cemetery in Racine.

Charles M. Birchell.  Born December 4, 1886 in Yorkville Township.  He never married.  Charles died in Somers Township on May 8, 1932 and is buried in Sylvania Cemetery.

About Ann Collier Birchell
Ann Collier had several siblings who resided in Yorkville.  They are buried in Sylvania Cemetery.  One of Ann Collier's brothers, Richard Collier, owned approximately 121 acres in Section 6 West of Somers Township.  It is shown here as the "R. Collier Est."  See map below.

"Richard Collier was born in Lancashire, England on May 14, 1814.  He was married to Martha in England.  He had a daughter Betsey before he was married to Martha.  Richard and Martha came to America in 1851.  They settled first in Connecticut, and came to Wisconsin three years later.  Martha died September 16, 1882.  Richard Collier first farmed in Yorkville township in Racine County.  He sold that farm on September 5, 1889 and bought a larger farm in Somers Township on August 28, 1894.  Richard died from a farming accident on July 20, 1897.
Richard's daughter Betsey was born June 2, 1830 in Lancashire, England, married William Woodward, had a son Henry and came to America in 1883 to keep house for Richard after his wife died.  Betsey died Feb. 10, 1913 and is buried at Sylvania Cemetery."

About Mary Birchell Steiner
Leonard Steiner was born on March 12, 1836 in Oberwalden, Goppingen, Wurtemburg, Germany. He came to America with his parents who settled in Greenfield Township, Milwaukee County, but Leonard came to Racine County by the early 1850's to work on farms in the Sylvania (Yorkville) area.  On November 20, 1864 he married Mary Birchell, daughter of Thomas and Ann (Collier) Birchell.
(Source: Mary Ann Culshaw Falk and the Sylvania Cemetery Trustees)

1899 partial map of Somers Township, Kenosha County
This map highlights the North West corner (I-94 and Racine-kenosha County Line Road)
of Somers Township, also known as Kellogg's Corner.  Notice on the map there is a church and school icon which represent the M.E. Church and Kellogg's Corners School.

A Little More About the Birchell's

"The Somers Farm Bureau Association will hold a big picnic at Birchell's Woods on Labor Day.

(Source:  Racine Journal Times, publication date August 24, 1921)

"Mrs. Harry Dixon and daughter are spending the week with her sister, Mrs. Thomas Birchell at Sylvania.

(Source:  Racine Journal Times, publication date April 6, 1906)

"Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Birchell and family of Yorkville will move into one of Enoch Haigh's farms after November 1.

(Source:  Racine Journal Times, publication date October 26, 1917)

Ozanne, Abraham



Abraham Ozanne
Oakwood Cemetery
(Source:  Photo by Larry and Linda Kopet, USGENWebArchive, Wisconsin)

Abraham Ozanne
The community was greatly startled on Tuesday  morning on hearing that Abraham Ozanne had died very suddenly at his home southwest of the village.  It was thought that he had completely recovered from a recent illness, as he went about his work as usual, not complaining at all of not feeling well.  He arose early that morning and after eating his breakfast went out as usual about his work.  He was found a few moments later in an unconscious condition.  Dr. Valentine was quickly summoned, but the patient was beyond medical skill and passed away without regaining consciousness.  The deceased was a native of the Isle of Guernsey, where he was born May 21, 1822, and emigrated to America about the year 1848, which entitled him to be considered as one of the pioneer residents of Somers.  He was a member of the Episcopal Church and a devout Christian.  Having a great fondness for good literature he kept his home supplied at all times with books and papers of the choicest reading.  Mrs. Ozanne's death occurred a few years ago.  Four children being born to them three of whom are living, as follows:   Mrs. Emery Bush of Somers, Mrs. Henry Uhlenberg of Kenosha and Louisa, who is at home.  The funeral services were held on Friday afternoon and were conducted by Rev. W.W. Gray of the M.E. Church.
(Source: Racine Journal Times, publication March 22, 1899)

Lavinia Ozanne Uhlenberg Obituary
Somers Woman Heart Victim.  Daughter of Prominent Kenosha County Pioneer Dies.
"A heart ailment which followed closely an attack of pneumonia early this morning caused the death of Mrs. Lavinia Ozanne Uhlenberg, 69, Town of Somers resident.  Mrs. Uhlenberg had been ill but a few days and was apparently on the road to recovery when the heart attack which proved fatal came.
The deceased was a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Abram Ozanne, pioneers of Kenosha County.  She was born in Somers Township on April 16, 1863, and was united in marriage to Henry Uhlenberg on June 12, 1886.  Her husband preceded her in death by five years.
Mrs. Uhlenberg had been affiliated with the Methodist Church and active in its affairs for many years.  For the past 38 years, she has maintained her own home as a charitable residence for orphaned Kenosha County children.  She lived her entire life, with the exception of a brief residence in the City of Kenosha, in the Town of Somers.
The deceased is survived by three daughters, Miss Ida Uhlenberg and Mrs. Evelyn Nelson, both of Somers; and Mrs. Marjorie Everett, Town of Paris.  An adopted son, Carl Uhlenberg, of this city, also survives her.
Other survivors are three sisters, Mrs. Amelia Bush and Mrs. Louise Pedersen of Somers; Mrs. Sophia Bush, Racine; and eight grandchildren.
Arrangements for the funeral services will be announced at a later date.  The remains have been taken to the Hansen Funeral Home."
(Source: Racine Journal December 6, 1932)

Bush

Levi S.  Bush and Sally his wife
Oakwood Cemetery
(Source:  Jacqueline Klapproth Nelson., Copyright October 2011)



Levi Bush
Levi Bush owns and operates a good farm of eighty acres on Section 20, Somers Township, Kenosha County, conveniently and pleasantly situated about two miles from Somers Station.  He is truly a self-made man for by his own efforts, he has acquired his present desirable property.  His home has all the modern improvements; the dwelling is a neat and substantial one and in keeping with it are all the other necessary buildings.  He also has a good orchard in which are fruits of all varieties that supply his table plentifully in their season.
A native of Cortland County, N.Y., Mr. Bush was born on the 24th of May, 1835.  His parents, Simon and Nellie Bush, are mentioned in the sketch of William R. Bush on another page of this work.  The educational advantages of our subject were limited and to his father he gave the benefit of his labors upon the farm until twenty years of age.  In the county of  is nativity, in his twenty-first year he wedding Miss Sally Wilcox, who was also born in Cortland County, and is a daughter of one of the farmers of that county, Benjamin P. Wilcox.  Their union was celebrated September 25, 1855; and unto them has been born one son - Emery D., who now aids his father in the operations of the home farm.  Emory married in the Town of Somers, June 24, 1891, the lady of his choice being Amelia, daughter of Abram Ozanne, one of the thrifty agriculturists of the Town of Somers.
The year 1856 witnessed the arrival of Mr. Bush and his wife in Wisconsin.  He joined his brother William in Kenosha County and for several years lived upon a rented farm.  When by industry, economy and good management he had accumulated a sufficient sum of money he made purchased of eighty acres of land and upon that farm he has since resided.  Mr. Bush was a member of the Methodist Church.
(Source: Portrait and Biographical Album of Racine and Kenosha Counties Wisconsin, Lake City Publishing Co., 1892)



Emory D. Bush and Amelia A. Bush
Oakwood Cemetery
(Source:  Photo by Jacqueline Klapproth Nelson.  Copyright October 2011)

Emory Bush
Emory Bush, who carries on general agricultural pursuits on Section 20, Somers, Township, has always lived in this locality so that his life history is well known to his fellow citizens, but he is willing that they should hae knowledge of his acts for he has even been upright and honorable and in his life record there is nothing to conceal.  In fact his friends, and they are many, speak of him in terms of warm regard.
Mr. Bush was born May 26, 1866, a son of Levi and Sally (Wilcox) Bush, who were natives of the state of New York, where they resided until 1850 and then came to Wisconsin, settling in Kenosha County.  Levi Bush purchased eighty acres of land upon which he lived until his death.
Emory Bush was reared amid the refining influences of a good Christian home.  He attended the common schools to the age of fifteen years, after which he gave his entire attention to the work of the home farm, assisting his father in the development and improvement of the place until the latter's death, when he inherited the land.  He has put  many modern improvements upon the farm, including eleven hundred rods of tile, which has drained the land and added much to its productiveness.  his place is now a valuable property and returns to him a golden tribute for the care and cultivation which he annually bestows upon it.
On the 26th of June, 1891, Mr. Bush married Miss Amelia Ozanne, a daughter of Abraham and Sophia Ozanne.  They have become the parents of one child, Edna, who married Mathias Uelmen of northern Wisconsin, but they are now residing in Somers and have one child, Dorothy.
(Source:  The City and County of Kenosha, Wisconsin, Vol. II, S.J. Clark Publishing Co., 1916)


Amelia Ann Ozanne Bush
A life-long resident of Somers Township, Mrs. Amelia A. Bush, age 83 years, died at her home on the Hughes road this morning after a long illness.  She was the widow of the late Emory D. Bush, to whom she was united in marriage on June 24, 1891, and who preceded her in death on May 30, 1926.

Born in 1864, the daughter of the late Abraham and Sophia (La Cromiar) Ozanne, she was born in Somers Township on May 7, 1864. She received her education in the Somers schools.

Mrs. Bush is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Edna (Mathias) Uelmen, and by four grandchildren, and seven great-grandchildren, all of whom live in Somers. She was preceded in death by six sisters and three brothers, Mrs Sophia Bush, Mrs. Selina Eich, Mrs. Elizabeth Ozanne, Mrs Louisa Pedersen, Mrs. Lavinia Uhlenberg, Miss Mae Ozanne, William, Franklin, and Nelson Ozanne.

Family links:
 Spouse:
  Emory DeLoss Bush (1866 - 1926)

 Children:
  Edna Louisa Bush Uelmen (1892 - 1973)

(Source:  findagrave.com/Amelia Ann Ozanne Bush/information created by Judy Uelmen)


Sophia Ozanne Bush

Enos H. Bush, husband of Sophia Ozanne Bush
Oakwood Cemetery, Town of Somers, Kenosha County, Wisconsin
(Source:  US GenWebArchivesProject/Larry & Linda Kopat)

Sophia Ozanne Bush, wife of Enos H. Bush
Oakwood Cemetery, Town of Somers, Kenosha County, Wisconsin
(Source:  US GenWebArchivesProject/Larry & Linda Kopat)

Birth:	Feb. 14, 1845, Guernsey
Death:	Mar. 12, 1935, Waupaca,Waupaca County, Wisconsin, USA
Mrs. Sophia Bush dies at Waupaca. Former Kenosha and Racine resident, long ill, passes away. Mrs. Sophia Bush, 89, widow of the last Enos Bush and a former resident of Kenosha and Racine Counties, dies at the Wisconsin Veterans Home at Waupaca, Wisconsin, on Tuesday evening following a long illness. She was born in Guernsey, England on February 14, 1846, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. William Ozanne. She came to Somers Township at the age of 12 years. She resided in Somers Township for many years and for 40 years made her home in Racine. Two years ago, she made her home in Waupaca. She was a devout Christian woman being a member of the Holy Innocence Episcopal Church of Racine and a member of the Ladies Guild of that church. She is survived by one sister Mrs. Amelia Bush and several nieces and nephews. Family links:  Spouse:   Enos Bush (1838 - 1884)

(Source:  findagrave.com/Sophia Ozanne Bush/ Information added by Judy Uelman)


Enos H. Bush

Birth:	Jul. 5, 1838, Cortland County, New York, USA
Death:	Dec. 5, 1884 Somers, Kenosha County, Wisconsin, USA
Family links:  Parents:   Simon Bush (1801 - 1879)   Nellie Simon Bush (1807 - 1880)  Spouse:   Sophia Ozanne Bush (1845 - 1935)  Siblings:   William Russell Bush (1832 - 1917)   Levi Simon Bush (1835 - 1896)   Enos Bush (1838 - 1884)   Newton A Bush (1841 - 1919)