Walter and Paul (Jr) Junghans

Here is a photo of my grandfather, Walter Junghans taken sometime in 1909.




Here is another photo taken around 1910 with Walter's older brother, Paul Jr.

Walter Junghans - birth certificate

My grandfather, Walter was born to Paul and Wilhelminia Junghans on January 24, 1909 in the township of Pine Valley, Clark County, Wisconsin.



Walter was the last child of Paul and Minnie and their only child to be born outside of Milwaukee.

1905 Pine Valley Township plat map

Here is a copy of the 1905 plat map of Pine Valley Township, Clark County, Wisconsin.





Paul Junghans' plot can be seen on the lower right hand corner.

1905 Wisconsin Census - Paul Junghans

In 1895 and 1905, Wisconsin had a "mid-decade" census.

In 1905, Paul Junghans, wife Wilhelminia, and their 3 sons, William, Carl and Paul Jr were living in the township of Pine Valley, Clark County, Wisconsin.

Moving from Milwaukee

In 1900, Paul and Wilhelmina (Minna) Junghans left Milwaukee with their three children, William, Carl and Paul Jr. Paul left his life as a tanner behind and became a farmer.

According to Paul's grandson, Richard Junghans, Paul left Milwaukee because "he couldn't take it any more in the lye pits at Gallun's leather works."

On March 26, 1900 they purchased a farm in Clark County, Wisconsin. Here is a copy of the original deed:



Paul and Minna bought the farm for $2600. It included:

- the house
- two heifers
- one mower
- one house rake
- two drags
- one plow
- one wagon
- one set of Sleighs

Milwaukee, Wisconsin Part II

The city of Milwaukee went through a street name and numbering change after the Junghans family left the city. It can be quite cumbersome figuring out the present street address without being in the city and having some of the old maps.

I do not know what street numbers were assigned to 467 4th Street or 696 Hubbard Street .

1173 5th Street is now 2919 N 5th
1076 11th Street is now 2748 N 11th
1059 2nd Street is now 2723 2nd





Below is the plat map showing 467 4th Street (red arrow) which is just a half block south of the German Reform Church where Paul and Wilhelminia were married (black arrow) in the 1880's:



I did not take a photo of the present day location of 467 4th Street when I was there in 2007.



Below is a current map showing Hubbard street:



I did not take a photo of Hubbard street when I was there in 2007.




Below is the plat map showing 1173 5th Street (black arrow) in the 1890's:



Below is 1173 5th Street, which is now 2919 N 5th as photographed in August 2007:






Below is the plat map showing 1076 11th Street (black arrow) in the 1890's:



Below is 1076 11th Street, which is now 2748 N 11th as photographed in August 2007:








Below is the plat map showing 1059 2nd Street (black arrow)in the 1890's:



Below is 1059 2nd Street, which is now 2723 2nd Street as photographed in August 2007 - an empty lot:

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Paul Junghans and family lived at a few locations while they were in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Upon Paul's arrival from Germany in 1886, until 1900 when Paul, wife Wilhelminia, and their children William, Carl, and Paul Jr moved to Pine Valley township, Clark County, Wisconsin, the following were addresses where they resided in Milwaukee:

467 4th Street: 1886 - 1887
696 Hubbard Street: 1887 - 1889
1173 5th Street: 1890 - 1895
1076 11th Street: 1896 - 1897
1059 2nd Street: 1897 - 1900

Here is a copy of the directory listing for 1889.



Here is a copy of the directory listing for 1890.



The last two addresses I obtained from microfilm of Milwaukee directories located at the archives at the library of the University of Wisconsin in Madison. (These same archives also confirmed the 1173 5th Street address for the year 1895.)