Wilhelm F. Haak (1860 - abt. 1918)

Born Aug 1860 in Wisconsin, United States

Husband of Clara Francesca (Messerschmidt) Haak — married 19 Dec 1883 (to about 22 Feb 1896) in Middleton, Dane County, Wisconsin, USA

Died about 1918 at about age 57 in Middleton, Dane, Wisconsin, United States [uncertain]

Biography

1860 Wilhelm Haak was born in Wisconsin, USA in Aug 1860.^[1] He was the son of Carl Haak and Dorothea Bueher. ^[2][3][4]

1870 William, at about age 11, lived with his parents and siblings in Middleton, Dane County, Wisconsin, USA where they farmed. The family appeared on the 1870 US census as:

• Name Sex Age Birthplace
• Hak, Carl M 46 Prussia (Farmer)
• Hak, Dorothea F 47 Prussia
• Hak, William (Wilhelm) M 11 Wisconsin
• Hak, August M 7 Wisconsin
• Hak, John M 13 Wisconsin (Farm Laborer)^[5]

1883 Wilhelm Haak and Clara Dahlk were married on 19 Dec 1883 in Middleton, Dane County, Wisconsin, USA. ^[3]

1897 After Clara died in 1896, William married Marie Sanftleben, daughter of Carl Sanftleben and Wilhelmina Klefhorn, on 13 May 1897 in Middleton, Wisconsin.^[4]

1900 William continued to farm in Middleton, Dane County, Wisconsin, USA. He and Marie (Mary) added a set of twin boys to the household:

• Name Relation Sex Age Birthplace
• Haak, William Head M 40 Wisconsin
• Haak, Mary Wife F 28 Wisconsin
• Haak, Burton O. Son M 12 Wisconsin
• Haak, Lillie T. Daughter F 9 Wisconsin
• Haak, Delia L. Daughter 7 Wisconsin
• Haak, Walter Son M 4 Wisconsin
• Haak, Ralph C Son M 2 Wisconsin
• Haak, Raymond J Son M 2 Wisconsin^[1]

1910 The Haak family remained in Middleton, Wisconsin into 1910. They were recorded on the 1910 US census as:

• Name Relation Sex Age Birthplace
• William Haak Head M 50 Wisconsin
• Mary Haak Wife F 38 Wisconsin
• Lilliam M. Haak Daughter F 19 Wisconsin
• Della L. Haak Daughter F 11 Wisconsin
• Walter Haak Son M 14 Wisconsin
• Ralph Haak Son M Wisconsin
• Raymond Haak Son M 12 Wisconsin
• Elmer Haak Son M 7 Wisconsin
• Hilda Haak Daughter F 1 Wisconsin
• David D. Smith Brother-in-law M 30 Wisconsin
• Rosetta Smith Sister-in-law F 26 Wisconsin
• Dorothy Smith Niece F 3 Wisconsin^[6]

1918 William Haak passed away about 1918 and was laid to rest at Middleton Junction Cemetery, Middleton, Dane County, Wisconsin, USA. ^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMKC-489 : accessed 19 April 2023), William F Haak, Middleton town, Dane, Wisconsin, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 59, sheet 15A, family 330, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,783.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Find A Grave: Memorial #111716702
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} "Wisconsin Marriages, 1836-1930", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRLV-GMC : 30 January 2020), Clara Francisca Messerschmidt in entry for Wilhelm Haak, 1883.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} "Wisconsin Marriages, 1836-1930", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRLL-CCM : 30 January 2020), Wilhelm Haak, 1897.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MN9H-3VH : 29 May 2021), William Hak in entry for Charles Hak, 1870.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPJP-ZMN : accessed 19 April 2023), William F Haak, Middleton, Dane, Wisconsin, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 78, sheet 8B, family 169, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1708; FHL microfilm 1,375,721.