Gottfried Possin
(1779-1847)
Eva Maria Wurl
(1778-1845)
Christoph Jänicke
(1779-)
Anna Sophia Schmäschke
(1781-1824)
Martin Matthew Possin
(1801-1889)
Anna Sophia Jänicke
(1806-1881)
Augusta A. Possin
(1848-1923)

 

Family Links

Spouses/Children:
1. Carl August Jänicke

2. Theodore Reinhold Gill

Augusta A. Possin 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

  • Born: October 1848, Theresa, WI 1 2 3 4 5 8
  • Marriage (1): Carl August Jänicke on 15 December 1868 in , Dodge County, WI
  • Marriage (2): Theodore Reinhold Gill on 29 September 1878 in Theresa, WI 1 2 3 4 5
  • Died: 1923, , Dodge County, WI at age 75 8
  • Buried: 1923, Kekoskee, WI 8
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bullet  General Notes:


Augusta was the first of her siblings to be born in the US.
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bullet  Noted events in her life were:

• She appeared on the 1850 US Census in Theresa, WI on 23 July 1850. 6

1850 US Census
Page 226B, Roll 996, Household 107
Theresa, Dodge County, Wisconsin
Augusta Posen..2..WI
(Living with parents.)

NOTE - If her birth date was in Oct 1848, then her age should have been 1 instead of 2.
.

• She appeared on the 1860 US Census in Theresa, WI on 16 June 1860. 7

1860 US Census
Page 41, Roll 1406, Dwelling 267, Family 289
Theresa, Dodge County, Wisconsin
Augusta Possin..12..WI
(Living with parents.)

NOTE - If her birth date was in Oct 1848, then her age should have been 11 instead of 12.
.

• She appeared on the 1880 US Census in Leroy Township, Dodge County, WI on 18 June 1880. 1

1880 US Census
Page 275B, District 18, Dwelling 269, Family 276, Roll 1423
Leroy Township, Dodge County, Wisconsin
Augusta Gill..Wife..31..WI..Keeping House
(Living with husband and 4 children.)
.

• She appeared on the 1900 US Census in Waupun, WI on 30 June 1900. 2

1900 US Census
Sheet 12A, District 48, Dwelling 234, Family 242
Waupun, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin
Farm owned, no mortgage
Married 20 years
Augusta Gill..Wife..Oct 1848..52..WI..9/7
(Living with husband and 6 children.)
.

• She appeared on the 1905 Wisconsin State Census in Waupun, WI in June 1905. 3

1905 Wisconsin State Census
Page 1058, Line 59, Family 158
Waupun, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin
Farm owned with mortgage
Augusta Gill..Wife..56..WI..Housekeeper
(Living with husband and 5 children.)
.

• She appeared on the 1910 US Census in Waupun Township, Fond du Lac County, WI on 19 April 1910. 4

1910 US Census
Sheet 2A, District 80, Family 31, Roll 1712
Waupun Township, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin
Farm owned, with mortgage
Married 32 years
Augusta A. Gill..Wife..62..WI..Second marriage..9/6
(Living with husband, 2 sons from her current husband, and 2 sons from her previous husband.)

NOTE - If her birth date was in Oct 1848, then her age should have been 61 instead of 62.
.

• She appeared on the 1920 US Census in Waupun, WI on 6 January 1920. 5

1920 US Census
Sheet 5B, District 68, Family 125, Roll 1987
Waupun, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin
149 Fond du Lac Street; Home owned, with mortgage
Augusta Gill..Wife..71..WI
(Living with husband.)
.



• She was buried in 1923 in the Kekoskee Cemetery in Kekoskee, WI.

Find A Grave Memorial #60077945
. 8


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Augusta married Carl August Jänicke, son of Christoph Jänicke and Eva Sophia Carolina Grundt, on 15 December 1868 in , Dodge County, WI. (Carl August Jänicke was born on 18 March 1842 in Neulangsow, Oderbruch, Brandenburg, PRUSSIA, died in 1879 in , Dodge County, WI and was buried in 1879 in Kekoskee, WI.)


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Augusta next married Theodore Reinhold Gill, son of John Gill and Dorothea, on 29 September 1878 in Theresa, WI.1 2 3 4 5 (Theodore Reinhold Gill was born in June 1850 in Prussia,1 2 4 9 died in 1922 in , Dodge County, WI 9 and was buried in 1922 in Kekoskee, WI 9.)

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1880 US Census in Leroy Township, Dodge County, WI on 18 June 1880. 1

1880 US Census
Page 275B, District 18, Dwelling 269, Family 276, Roll 1423
Leroy Township, Dodge County, Wisconsin
Theodore Gill..Head..30..PRUS..Farmer
Augusta Gill..Wife..31..WI..Keeping House
Juleus Gill..Son..11..WI..At Home
William Gill..Son..9..WI..At Home
Eda Gill..Dau..5..WI..At Home
Matilda Gill..Dau..6m..WI..At Home..Nov
.

• They appeared on the 1900 US Census in Waupun, WI on 30 June 1900. 2

1900 US Census
Sheet 12A, District 48, Dwelling 234, Family 242
Waupun, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin
Farm owned, no mortgage
Married 20 years
Theodore Gill..Head..Jun 1850..50..GER..Immig 1870..Naturalized..Farmer
Augusta Gill..Wife..Oct 1848..52..WI..9/7
Julius Gill..Son..Dec 1869..30..WI..Farm Laborer
Edith Gill..Dau..Feb 1876..24..WI
Tilda Gill..Dau..Nov 1879..20..WI
Theodore Gill..Son..Apr 1884..16..WI..Farm Laborer
Arthur Gill..Son..Oct 1889..10..WI
Gilbert Gill..Son..Aug 1892..7..WI
.

• They appeared on the 1905 Wisconsin State Census in Waupun, WI in June 1905. 3

1905 Wisconsin State Census
Page 1058, Line 59, Family 158
Waupun, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin
Farm owned with mortgage
Theo Gill..Head..52..GER..Farmer
Augusta Gill..Wife..56..WI..Housekeeper
Julius Gill..Son..32..WI..Farm Laborer
Tillie Gill..Dau..22..WI..Farm Laborer
Theo Gill..Son..19..WI..Farm Laborer
Arthur Gill..Son..14..WI..Farm Laborer
Gilbert Gill..Son..12..WI
.

• They appeared on the 1910 US Census in Waupun Township, Fond du Lac County, WI on 19 April 1910. 4

1910 US Census
Sheet 2A, District 80, Family 31, Roll 1712
Waupun Township, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin
Farm owned, with mortgage
Married 32 years
Theodore Gill..Head..59..GER..Immig. 1870..Naturalized..Farmer
Augusta A. Gill..Wife..62..WI..Second marriage..9/6
Theodore A. Gill..Son..25..WI..Farm Laborer
Gilbert A. Gill..Son..18..WI..Farm Laborer
Julius M. Janicke..SSon..42..WI..Farm Laborer
Frank W. Janicke..SSon..33..IN..Carriage Trimmer
.

• They appeared on the 1920 US Census in Waupun, WI on 6 January 1920. 5

1920 US Census
Sheet 5B, District 68, Family 125, Roll 1987
Waupun, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin
149 Fond du Lac Street; Home owned, with mortgage
Theodore Gill..Head..68..Immig. 1866..GER
Augusta Gill..Wife..71..WI
.


bullet  Marriage Notes:


Married at the Lutheran Church, Theresa, Dodge County, Wisconsin
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Sources


1 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Leroy Township, Dodge County, Wisconsin, enumeration district (ED) 18, p. 275B, dwelling 269, family 276, Theodore Reinhold Gill and Augusta A. Possin; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 3 Apr 2018); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 1423.

2 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Waupun, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, enumeration district (ED) 48, sheet 12A, dwelling 234, family 242, Theodore Reinhold Gill and Augusta A. Possin; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 9 Nov 2012); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.

3 1905 State Census, Wisconsin, population schedule, Waupun, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, p. 1058, family 158, line 59, Theodore Reinhold Gill and Augusta A. Possin; digital images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1443899 : accessed 9 Nov 2012).

4 1910 U.S. census, population schedule, Waupun Township, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, enumeration district (ED) 80, sheet 2A, family 31, Theodore Reinhold Gill and Augusta A. Possin; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 13 Jan 2016); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624, roll 1712.

5 1920 U.S. census, population schedule, Waupun, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, enumeration district (ED) 68, sheet 5B, family 125, Theodore Reinhold Gill and Augusta A. Possin; index and images (accessed 6 Feb 2016); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625, roll 1987.

6 1850 U.S. census, population schedule, Theresa, Dodge County, Wisconsin, p. 226B, family 107, Martin Possin and Anna Sophia Jänicke; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 17 Nov 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M432, roll 996.

7 1860 U.S. census, population schedule, Theresa, Dodge County, Wisconsin, p. 41, dwelling 267, family 289, Martin Possin and Anna Sophia Jänicke; index and images, FamilySearch.org; citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M653, roll 1406.

8 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 15 Jul 2015), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=60077945.

9 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 15 Jul 2015), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=60077944.


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