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Mathias Staack

Mathias Staack

Male 1826 - 1917  (90 years)


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  • Name Mathias Staack 
    Birth 16 Jun 1826  Süderhastedt, Dithmarschen District, Schleswig-Holstein, Denmark Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Citizenship 1852  [1] 
    • Came from Schleswig-Holstein in Denmark. Renounced allegiance to the King of Denmark
    Immigration May 1852  New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    • Arrived on the Columbia from Bremen, Germany
    Census 1900  Winona, Winona County, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    • He Was The Census Taker For This E.D.
    Residence 1900  Winona, Winona County, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    • 3rd Precinct
    _UID 279CCBA6AA3C439DB4EDA399C9A007165DDD 
    Death 4 May 1917  Winona, Winona County, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Person ID I57  Larry and Jane's Family Tree
    Last Modified 7 Jan 2024 

    Family Mary Peterson,   b. 26 Jul 1836, , , , Germany Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Sep 1930, Seattle, King County, Washington, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 94 years) 
    Marriage 5 Dec 1855  Camanche, Clinton County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Gustavus A. Staack,   b. Dec 1855, , , Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Nov 1901, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 45 years)
     2. Charles (Carl) Emil Staack,   b. 23 Jul 1858, Winona, Winona County, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Mar 1940, St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years)
     3. Emma Lenore Staack,   b. 23 Dec 1859, Winona, Winona County, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Nov 1941, Winona, Winona County, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years)
     4. Sophia Louise Staack,   b. 22 Feb 1862, Winona, Winona County, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Jun 1938, Winona, Winona County, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years)
     5. Richard William Staack,   b. 4 Feb 1864, Winona, Winona County, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Aug 1947, Sioux City, Woodbury County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years)
     6. Clara Katherine Staack,   b. 16 Jan 1866, Winona, Winona County, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Dec 1944, Winona, Winona County, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years)
     7. Albert R. Staack,   b. Dec 1867   d. Yes, date unknown
     8. William Staack,   b. 16 Jan 1870, Winona, Winona County, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1917, Winona, Winona County, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 46 years)
     9. Edward Staack,   b. Oct 1871, , , Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1948, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years)
     10. Mathilda Staack,   b. Abt 19 Sep 1875, Winona, Winona County, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Jun 1953, Eureka, Humboldt County, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years)
     11. Otto Ernest Staack,   b. 16 Dec 1876, Winona, Winona County, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Apr 1930, Seattle, King County, Washington, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 53 years)
    Family ID F37  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 27 Jul 2019 

  • Photos
    Mathias Staack in full military uniform    		Mathias Staack in full military uniform
    Photographer is Morganier & DeGuire, Winona, MN

    This portrait was probably taken sometime between 1890 and 1906 when this studio operated at the address of 209-211 East 3rd St. in Winona
    Mathias Staack - Portrait    		Mathias Staack - Portrait
    Photographer is Frederick John Bauer, Winona, MN.
    This photographer operated at this address 1895-1902, 1908-1914.
    Since this photograph indicates it is a new studio, it was probably taken close to 1895. If so, Mathias would be 69 years old at the time.
    Mathias Staack reading newspaper in front yard    		Mathias Staack reading newspaper in front yard
    Mathias_Staack.jpg    		Mathias_Staack.jpg

  • Notes 
    • From The History of Winona County Minnesota, compiled by Franklyn Curtiss-Wedge, Editor in Chief, Assisted by William Jay Whipple, Revier of Manuscripts and a Large Corps of Local Contributors, Illustrated, Volume II, Chicago, H.C. Cooper Jr. and Co., 1913 (Copy in Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul), page 694.:

      Mathias Staack, a pioneer contractor and builder of Winona, was born in the northern part of Germany, June 16, 1826, and came to America as a young man. After landing in New Orleans, he came up the river to Davenport, where he had a friend, arriving in that city in the summer of 1852. There he spent three years. Then he went to Comanche, in the same state, and there on December 5, 1855, he married Mary Peterson, who was born July 26, 1836. In 1856, he was persuaded by E.A. Gertzen to come to Winona. For a time he lived with Mr. Gertzen, and then erected at 522 East Fifth Street, the cozy little house in which he has since made his home. For ten years he engaged in the grocery business at the corner of Third and Kansas streets. This business was not, however, greatly to his liking, and he disposed of his store and started work on the North-Western, then in the course of construction between this place and Rochester. Then he went into the the general building and contracting business. In 1904 he retired. He is in excellent health, and is one of the substantial citizens of the city. He has been prominently identified with the Odd Fellows, and is one of the oldest members of that order in the city. He has also joined the Druids. The subject of this sketch has eleven children, twenty grandchildren, and eight great-grandchildren. The children are: Emma, wife of Louis H. Thurow; Sophia, wife of H.F. Gerlicher; Clara, wife of Fred J. Welty; Richard; Gustaf, deceased; William, deceased; Edward, Albert, Matilda, Otto and Carl.
    • (Research):A web site in German lists Mathias as being born in Süderhastedt. It shows his correct birthdate and date of immigration. It also shows that he first settled in Davenport. The same web site lists a Catharina Staack, born 8 Mar 1837 in the same village and migrating to Davenport in 1852. Mathias would have been 26 years old in 1852. This Catharina would have been 15. It is possible that she may have been his sister.
      The web site is found at:
      http://www.aggsh.de/ger/pag/ags/st-sy.htm and is listed under the AGGSH registered association.

  • Sources 
    1. [S12] 1900 Federal Census, E.D. 200, Sheet 7, Winona County (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S474] New Orleans, Passenger Lists, 1813-1963, (New Orleans, Passenger Lists, 1813-1963. https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/7484/LAM259_36-0183/466525?backurl=&ssrc=&backlabel=Return), 28 Dec 2018, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/7484/LAM259_36-0183/466525?backurl=&ssrc=&backlabel=Return) (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S12] 1900 Federal Census.

    4. [S12] 1900 Federal Census, E.D. 202, Sheet 7 (Reliability: 3).

    5. [S81] Winona Daily Republican Herald, 17 Jan 2002, May 4, 1917, Page 1 (Reliability: 3).


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