Hanneman Family History

An ad for H. E. Pearson's shop in the April 27th, 1905 edition of the Appleton Post Crescent. Jessie Ida Jolley is the younger sister of my 2nd great-grandmother, Rose.  Rose was six years younger and she and Jessie were raised in Appleton, Wisconsin, by their mother, Mary Woodruff Peshek Jolley.  They lived at 815 Morrison St.  Rose went to school to become a teacher and then was married and left home in 1900.  Jessie worked as a milliner at H.E. Pearson's piano and millinery shop. from the 1908 Appleton City Directory January 15th, 1906 Appleton Post Crescent While researching the Jolleys, I came across Jessie mentioned in the Appleton Post-Crescent social pages at least 15 different times!  She was always either visiting friends and relatives, or attending parties and functions.  When she isn't working to support herself and her mother, Jessie had a lively and active social life.  Her friends included the Misses Matilda, Sue, and ...

Frank Peshek is my 3rd great-grandfather, father to Rose Peshek-Jolley, my 2nd great-grandmother.  Rose's mother, Mary Woodruff, divorced Frank Peshek sometime after Rose was born in 1882 and remarried Frank Joseph Jolley, who then adopted Rose.  I'm intrigued by the story there.  Mary and Frank had six other children together between the years 1863 to 1879, before they were divorced.  Their children are Sophia(1863), Frank(1868), Mary(1869), John Albert(1872), William(1875), and Robert James(1878).  Frank never remarried. 1880 Census of Ft Howard, Wisc.    Frank Peshek was born in Bohemia around the year 1840.  In 1854, at the age of 15, Frank sailed to America, with his parents and siblings.  They sailed on the passenger ship, Clio, from Bremen, Germany heading to Wisconsin.  Frank's parents are listed as Jacob and Cat?, and siblings Rosalia, John, and Joseph. New York Passenger List, Dec 26, 1854 Frank and his fam...