The Eisenhauers in Wisconsin

July 22, 2008

Members of the extended Eisenhauer clan can be found in multiple states in the country and even in other countries (including at the very least Canada and Germany).  This article is specifically about the Eisenhauers in Wisconsin, my home state.

The majority (if not all) of the Eisenhauers in Wisconsin descend from Hans Nicholas Eisenhauer, the immigrant of 1741.

This is the basic story (of at least my line of Wisconsin Eisenhauers)…
NOTE: Some information comes from “Eisenhower Lineage and Reference: 1681 - September 3, 1957″ by Fannie Belle Taylor-Richardson (more information will be available in the future “Sources” section of this website, but I will refer to this source by her initials FBTR for the remainder of this post where citation is necessary).

When Hans Nicholas arrived in America in 1741 he and his kin settled in Pennsylvania, specifically Schuykill county.  Shortly after the Revolution, many of Hans Nicholas’ children and other descendents moved from Pennsylvania.  However, the Wisconsin Eisenhauers remained put for 6 more generations.  It wasn’t until the early 1900’s that Ides Ulysses Eisenhauer moved his family from Pennsylvania to Kenosha, Wisconsin [Page 130, Section 2, FBTR].  And Kenosha is where my grandparents hail from!  Below I will document Ides’ Eisenhauer ancestry back to the immigrant of 1741:

   Ides Ulysses Eisenhauer (b. Oct. 9, 1870 - d. 1937), son of
      Abraham Eisenhauer (b. Oct. 3, 1843 - d. May 25, 1924), son of
         John J. Eisenhauer (b. Jan. 18, 1807 - d. Jan. 3, 1864), son of
            Johannes Eisenhauer (b. Feb. 10, 1781 - d. Nov. 16, 1861), son of
               George Michael Eisenhauer (b. Aug. 4, 1751 - d. ?), son of
                  Peter Eisenhauer (b. 1716 - d. 1802), son of
                     Hans Nicholas Eisenhauer (b. abt. 1691 - d. ?), 1741 Immigrant

Family legend has it that Ides left Pennyslvania so his children would have opportunities beyond those offered by the mining industry.  At this time, Kenosha was a manufacturing giant in Wisconsin with many factories where work could be found.

Ides Ulysses was my 2nd great grandfather.  I have attached two pictures of Ides.

If anyone has any additional information regarding the Eisenhauers in Wisconsin or knows of other Eisenhauer lines in Wisconsin please leave a comment or email me.

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