Wilhelmina Voght

Other Events and Attributes:

• _UID: A0BCCB4E16FA44FA8609695776FDA0E60BD9

Family/Spouse: William Thurow. William was born about 1824 in Colberg, , Pomerania, Germany; died in 1870 in Colberg, , Pomerania, Germany. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Occupation: Winona, Winona County, Minnesota, USA; proprietor, Thurow box company
• _UID: 0293EABA7ED54401859603B38741F1CA2519
• Immigration: 1877
• Residence: 1912-1937, Winona, Winona County, Minnesota, USA, 153 Harriet Street

Notes:

From The History of Winona County Minnesota, compiled by Franklyn Curtiss-Wedge, Editor in Chief, Assisted by William Jay Whipple, Reviewer 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:

Louis H. Thurow, extensive box manufacturer, was born in Pomerania, Germany, September 14, 1860, son of William and Wilhelmina (Voght) Thurow. He received a good education in the old country and learned his trade as a cabinetmaker. At the age of eighteen he came to Winona from Germany, and secured work in a flour mill for several years. Then he entered the employ of the Bohn Manufacturing Co., and remained in its employ for twenty-seven years. In 1907 he started a box manufacturing plant at 625 West Tenth Street. The business grew immediately, and is now one of Winona's large industries. The present shops are located on West Third street, at the corner of Wilson. Mr. Thurow is the sole owner and proprietor. He manufactures wooden boxes, box "shocks," crates, beer and soda cases, window and door frames, poultry coops and the like. Mr. Thurow is a member of the Dryads and of the Eureka Club. The subject of this sketch was married in May, 1885, to Emma Staack, daughter of M. Staack. Mr. and Mrs. Thurow have seven children: Herbert, Otto, William, Clara, Laura. Gertrude and Hildred. William Thurow died in Germany, in 1870, at the age of forty-six years. His wife Wilhelmina died in Germany, in 1911, at the age of sixty-eight. Louis H. was the only one of the family who came to America.

From the Winona Republican-Herald, 6 Mar 1907, p. 3:

AN INDUSTRY FOR WINONA

A Small Factory is to be Operatin in
This City by Two
Local Men
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MAKE EUREKA MOP WRINGER

The Device is Practical One and is
Being Received With Much Favor
--- Many of the Machines Are Now
in Use Here.
---------
A new manufacturing industry is now being started in Winona on a small scale with every prospect that it will grow to much larger proportions. The gentlemen back of the enterprise are L. Thurow and Arthur J. Smith, and the article which they have started to make is the Eureka mop wringer. The device is a practical one and has already found much favor with those who have given it a trial. It is the invention of Mr. Thurow. The first machine was made in WInona about four months ago.
The many good points of the device and the favor with which it has been received have encouraged Messsrs. Thurow and Smith to engage in its manufacture. Up to the present time they have had the machine made at some of the woodworking plants in the city, but now they have decided to engage in its manufacture themselves, and have accordingly proceeded to the erection and equipment of a small factory budiling and expect to begin making the mop wringers in a about a week or two. The factory builing is located on West Howard street and is a frame structure 20 by 35 feet in size and two stories high. The manufacturing business will be carried on on the ground floor and the second floor will be used for storage. An electric motor will furnish the desired power.
There are already fifty of these machines in use in WInona and these are creating a demand for more. At the courthouse and the Winona they are in use. A few shipments have been made outside the city. Withe the completion and equipment of the factory building an endeavor will be made to push the sale of the machines, and it is expected the business will grow very considerably in the near future.
The Eureka mop wringer is buildt and designed for speed, durability, service and strength. With it a a wonderful pressure is produced with only light leverage power aided by four rollers. Large rollers spread the mop and small rollers regulate the speed. The machine is being made in three different sizes, ten inch for flat or residnece use, twelve inch a medium size for general work, and the large fourteen inch for all around work. The movement of the mop thru the rollers is produced by turning a small crank, doing away with the use of both feet and also the strain of the back. The two main rollers of the wringer are of hardwood. The first or feed roller is deeply corregated as to more easily raise the mop thru the rollers. Both rollers are deeply grooved on each side crossways so to prevent the water from flowing over the edges of the pail. The pail may be quickly changed or emptied without moving any part of the wringer.

From the Winona Republican-Herald, 17 Oct 1907, p. 8:

INDUSTRY OF BOX MAKING
---------
Has Been Started in Winona and Ap-
pears to Have Bright
Future
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STARTED BY LOUIS THUROW

If it Secures the Home Patronage it
Deserves it Should Become a Very
Successful Undertaking - On West
Howard Street
---------
A manufacturing industry which has been started on a small scale but for which there appears to be a large field if the encouragement of home patronage is bestowed is being carried on by Louis Thurow at 625 West Howard street. Mr. Thorow has engaged in the manufacture of boxes. He has since the winter been associated wtih A.J. Smith in the making of patent mop wringers, and now the box making will be carried on at the same place, but it is expected to enlarge the industry considerably.
While Mr. Thurow has been interested in this business for some little time the work has been done by Charles Beeman, but now Mr. Thorow has resigned his poisition with the Empire Lumber company and is giving his whole time to this work. At present Mr. Beeman is not there owing to an injury he recently received to one of his fingers, but when he has recovered from this he will return.
The box factory is now at work on a large order received from the Interestate Packing company for crates for its products. The demand for these creates will be more or less permanent and will alone give quite a little business to the factory. THre are many other manufacturing institutions here which use a good many boxes in the shipment of their product and Mr. Thurow proposed to docnuct his buisness in such a way as to merit and receive this patronage.
The quarters at present occupied on West Howard street are a two story barn. The lower floor of this has been fitted up into a workshop, and the upper floor is used for storage. For the present it is large enough to meet needs, but if the business grows enlarged quarters will be provided as necessary. Mr. Thorow, who has carefully looked over the ground, figures that there is plenty of business in this line in Winona to give steady employment to at least eight hands and he hopes to work up to the point where this number will be engaged.
Meanwhile the manufacture of the mop wringers will not be abandoned. An extended writeup of these wringers and their particular merits was given in these columns last spring. There are quite a number of these wringers now in use in Winona and they have received the hearty endorsement of those using them. As their merits become better known outside the city the demand for them is expected to increase. As yet they have been but little represented on the road. But by pushing their sale the number to be made could be increased quite materially
Many a large manufacturing institution has grown from such a small beginning as this and Winona desires to encourage small as well as large manufacturing institutions.

(Medical):He lost four fingers of his right hand in an accident with a circular saw in his box company on 6 Oct 1910 according to a story in the Winona Republican-Herald on 7 Oct 1910, p. 3.

Immigration:
From Germany

Louis married Emma Lenore Staack on 24 May 1883 in Winona, Winona County, Minnesota, USA. Emma (daughter of Mathias Staack and Mary Peterson) was born on 23 Dec 1859 in Winona, Winona County, Minnesota, USA; died on 7 Nov 1941 in Winona, Winona County, Minnesota, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• _UID: F10D6066A69C40E88E4316C3A3B1B5DBBCE1

Herbert married Helen Urica Noeske on 4 Jun 1911 in Winona, Winona County, Minnesota, USA. Helen was born on 12 Oct 1885; died on 2 Nov 1984 in Winona, Winona County, Minnesota, USA; was buried in Winona, Winona County, Minnesota, USA, Woodlawn Cemetery. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• _UID: D2248C951EC5494BAB399BB5A1A0A4BC634B
• Resided: 1910, Duluth, St. Louis County, Minnesota, USA; as roomer
• Resided: 1920, Hill Lake Township, Aitkin County, Minnesota, USA
• Resided: 1930, Fairhope, Baldwin County, Alabama, USA
• Residence: 1966, , , California, USA

Notes:

Residence:
Social Security Death Index indicates last residence was California

Clara married Dwight Willard Hiestand on 27 Jun 1911. Dwight (son of Henry Hiestand and Sarah Almira Willard) was born on 4 May 1884 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA; died in Dec 1969 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• _UID: E57FFC030F08444495864CC769BD92FAE2BE

Laura married John Arthur Phillips on 11 Nov 1908 in Fayette, Fayette County, Iowa, USA. John was born on 25 Sep 1887 in Gaylord, Smith County, Kansas, USA; died on 28 Jul 1958 in Winona, Winona County, Minnesota, USA; was buried in Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, USA, Evergreen Cemetery. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• _UID: 73B85B6B509244C6A67E9B83120AD9D1E5C1
• Happening: Jan 1900, Winona, Winona County, Minnesota, USA; Accident to right ear
• Employment: 1917, Fresno, Fresno County, California, USA; Salesman for Watkins Products
• Residence: 5 Jun 1917, Hanford, Kings County, California, USA
• Military Service: 1918-1919; in WWI
• Residence: 26 Apr 1942, Fresno, Fresno County, California, USA

Notes:

Happening:
From the Winona Herald-Republican:

"Otto Thurow, the 10-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Thurow, living at 625 West Horward street, nearly lost his right ear as the result of playing with a topedo. The torpedo was of the railroad variety used in warning trains. The boy picked it up on his way home and then tried to open it with an axe. The result was that when he struck it out in the barn it exploded and the axe was thrown back and cut off his ear with the exception of a narrow strip of flesh, and he was thrown into a corner of the barn. Prompt medical attendance was given the lad, seventeen stiches were used in replacing the ear, and it is hoped it will grow back all right."

Military Service:
Article from the Winona Republican-Herald: "Mr. and Mrs. L. Thurow of this city have received word that their son, Otto, has arrived safely in France. Mr. Thurow was drafted from California and sent to Camp Lewis, American Lake, Wash. He is with the headquarters company of the 91st division of infantry."

Residence:
4850 Grant Ave.

Family/Spouse: Hazel Poland. Hazel was born on 13 Dec 1884 in , Winona County, Minnesota, USA; died on 9 Aug 1929 in San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Mame Elizabeth Devine. Mame was born on 20 Sep 1888 in , , California, USA; died on 22 May 1980 in Fresno, Fresno County, California, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• _UID: 3A314A646C614C6CA7251BCE2437587B81E1

Notes:

(Medical):She had influenza in 1918. The Winona Republican-Herald on 16 Oct 1918 (p.6) mentioned that Miss Gertrude Thurow, switchboard operator at the new office building on West Fifth Street, has been confined to her home iwth influenza.

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• _UID: FAE4E788BBDB44E69A0B50F55B6E2519FE50

William married Eleanor Marie Heuer on 28 Apr 1915 in Winona, Winona County, Minnesota, USA. Eleanor (daughter of William Heuer and Nettie (Heuer)) was born on 9 Oct 1891 in Winona, Winona County, Minnesota, USA; died on 12 Mar 1980 in Winona, Winona County, Minnesota, USA; was buried in Winona, Winona County, Minnesota, USA, Woodlawn Cemetery. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Residence: Winona, Winona County, Minnesota, USA
• _UID: CF324DF6C0734746ABCE6CF9814BB3D4353D
• Graduation: 1915, Winona, Winona County, Minnesota, USA; Winona High School
• Graduation: 6 Jun 1917, Winona, Winona County, Minnesota, USA; Winona Normal School
• Occupation: 1917-1919, Sanborn, Redwood County, Minnesota, USA; Music Supervisor, Sanborn Schools,
• Occupation: 1919-1921, Winona, Winona County, Minnesota, USA; 3rd grade teacher, Jefferson School

Notes:

(Medical):She had influenza in November of 1918. Her mother, Mrs. Emma Thurow, had to travel to Sanborn, MN, because of her illness.

Residence:
End of King Street, next to Lake Winona, thence to LaMoille, MN, thence to St. Anne's Hospice

Hildred married Rolland Harvey Wilson on 17 Sep 1921 in Winona, Winona County, Minnesota, USA. Rolland (son of Dr. Clarence Edmund Wilson and Etna Elinor Harvey) was born on 30 Apr 1895 in New Hartford Township, Winona County, Minnesota, USA, Dakota Village; died on 11 Jan 1974 in Winona, Winona County, Minnesota, USA; was buried in Winona, Winona County, Minnesota, USA, Woodlawn Cemetery. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• _UID: 074C663D0F3C40A09D9DB1D6AB3B5602208B
• Graduation: 1931, Winona, Winona County, Minnesota, USA, Winona Senior High School,

Family/Spouse: Elizabeth "Betty" Jane Harris. Elizabeth was born on 24 Sep 1911 in Solon Springs, Douglas County, Wisconsin, USA; died on 29 May 1999. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Address: Mr. Allen Thurow; Address:
  2201 Henden
  St. Paul, MN 55108
• Graduation: Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA; University of Minnesota
• Phone: (612) 644-8156
• _UID: 4CE1018EA6B14E4883838C7AD6FA0C8D1E6C
• Graduation: 1932, Winona, Winona County, Minnesota, USA, Winona Senior High School,

Notes:

Occupation:
Retired Electrical Engineer

Allyn married Pricilla Anna Priebe in 29 Mar in Waseca, Waseca County, Minnesota, USA. Pricilla (daughter of Living) was born on 15 Feb 1914 in , Waseca County, Minnesota, USA; died on 30 Dec 2012; was buried in Roseville, Ramsey County, Minnesota, USA, Roselawn Cemetery. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Address: Mr. James Thurow; Address:
  153 Harriet Street
  Winona, MN 55987
• Phone: (507) 452-6013
• _UID: CBBA9CFD28E24BC1AEE217BFEA73800E8536
• Graduation: 1943, Winona, Winona County, Minnesota, USA, Winona Senior High School,

Notes:

Occupation:
Retired Mechanical Engineer & Mfgrs. Rep., Jim Thurow & Co.

Died:
Died at the VA hospital in Minneapolis

Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• _UID: C26695A9C12C4767B3EE8D9FA71167E6D330

Other Events and Attributes:

• _UID: BF7F8B61CA0C4FB7BA19B0F8434749A4F8F7

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• _UID: 953251641E69454090437A2D7618AB4C8771

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• _UID: FEEB0B7FB8BD4E3A846A1F3D448D10C35E12
• Occupation: 1941; Actor (Motion picture actor. ) or Director, Motion Picture (Motion picture director.) or Entertainer
• Military Service: 25 Feb 1941, Fort Barrancas, , Florida, USA; enlisted
• Physical Description: 25 Feb 1942, Fort Barrancas, , Florida, USA; 5' 11'', 158 lbs.

Family/Spouse: Barbara Sylvia Tabachnik. Barbara was born on 27 Sep 1920 in St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri, USA; died on 7 Nov 2001; was buried in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, USA, Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Address: Mr. Donald Phillips; Address:
  Box 842
  Cross Lake, MN 56442
• Phone: (218) 692-3271
• Residence: Cross Lake, Crow Wing County, Minnesota, USA
• _UID: 1BACA63C378C4CFE91CC07B198D45A1DAECA
• Graduation: 1927, Winona, Winona County, Minnesota, USA, Winona Senior High School,

Family/Spouse: Irene Elizabeth Wall. Irene was born on 21 Feb 1912 in South Haven, Wright County, Minnesota, USA; died on 26 Mar 1997 in Burnsville, Dakota County, Minnesota, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Address: Mrs. Barbara Locoshonas; Address:
  3004 Silver Creek Rd.
  Rocester, MN 55906
• Phone: (507) 282-8352
• _UID: 76B883F55C2F4AAF8C400A1DD00E5942966E
• Alt. Birth: 21 Aug 1926, Winona, Winona County, Minnesota, USA
• Graduation: 1944, Winona, Winona County, Minnesota, USA, Winona Senior High School,

Notes:

Occupation:
Retired Teller, First Bank, Rochester

Barbara married Urban Stuart Shugart on 8 Jun 1946 in Winona, Winona County, Minnesota, USA. Urban was born on 28 Nov 1925; died on 23 Jul 1968 in Winona, Winona County, Minnesota, USA; was buried on 25 Jul 1968 in Winona, Winona County, Minnesota, USA, Woodlawn Cemetery. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: John Locoshonas. John was born on 15 Mar 1915; died on 29 Aug 1995 in Rochester, Olmsted County, Minnesota, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Address: Mrs. Audrey Ostrom; Address:
  11639 W. Parnell Ave
  Hales Corners, WI 53130
• Phone: (414) 425-1541
• Residence: Hales Corners, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, USA
• _UID: 2FECC704A38B487DACBCE57F20DD02F99D1D
• Graduation: 1935, Winona, Winona County, Minnesota, USA, Winona Senior High School,

Notes:

Occupation:
Teacher (Retired)

Audrey married Robert Gordon Ostrom on 19 Jun 1940 in Winona, Winona County, Minnesota, USA. Robert was born on 2 Oct 1916 in , Winona County, Minnesota, USA; died on 21 Nov 1993; was buried in Winona, Winona County, Minnesota, USA, Woodlawn Cemetery. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Address: Mrs. Donna Putzier; Address:
  4517 Bridge Ct.
  St. Paul, MN 55126-2220
• Phone: (612) 481-8353
• _UID: CC554FE91B644D369897614A2DF722128DE2
• Graduation: 1941, Winona, Winona County, Minnesota, USA, Winona Senior High School,

Donna married John William Putzier on 30 May 1944 in Winona, Winona County, Minnesota, USA. John was born on 22 Sep 1920 in Winona, Winona County, Minnesota, USA; died on 4 Jul 2001 in Shoreview, Ramsey County, Minnesota, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Residence: Eau Claire, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin, USA
• _UID: 3E4E3619FC89468F95B564A896F706AECC53
• Graduation: 1941, Winona, Winona County, Minnesota, USA, Winona Senior High School,
• School: Sep 1942 to May 1943, Grinnell, Poweshiek County, Iowa, USA; Grinnell College,
• School: Jun 1943 to Dec 1943, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA; University of Minnesota
• Military Service: Jan 1944 to Apr 1946; in the Navy,
• Degree: Jun 1948, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA, Univerisity of Minnesota; Bachelor of Arts
• Degree: Jul 1949, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA, Univerisity of Minnesota; Bachelor of Science
• Degree: Jun 1951, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA, Univerisity of Minnesota; Bachelor of Medicine
• Degree: 14 Jun 1952, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA, Univerisity of Minnesota; Doctor of Medicine
• Occupation: 7 Jul 1952, Winona, Winona County, Minnesota, USA
• Ordained: 12 Mar 1961, Winona, Winona County, Minnesota, USA, St. Paul's Church
• Occupation: 19 May 1980, Eau Claire, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin, USA; family practice physician

Notes:

Occupation:
with his father, Dr. R.H. Wilson as a physician.

Ordained:
Deacon, Episcopal Church

Louis married Miloty Elizabeth Vitosky on 7 Apr 1945 in Hollywood, Broward County, Florida, USA. Miloty (daughter of Joseph John Vitosky and Magdalena\Madelyn Barbara Grych) was born on 20 Oct 1922 in Kaufman, Kaufman County, Texas, USA; died on 31 Jan 2006 in Irving, Dallas County, Texas, USA; was buried on 3 Feb 2006 in Ennis, Ellis County, Texas, USA, St. Joseph Cemetery. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Louis married Rita Galewski on 21 Sep 1977 in Cresco, Howard County, Iowa, USA. Rita was born on 10 Oct 1930 in Winona, Winona County, Minnesota, USA; died on 17 Oct 2015 in Eau Claire, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin, USA; was buried in Winona, Winona County, Minnesota, USA, St. Mary's Cemetery. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• _UID: 0DE2FC894BFF4844B7A312E54332466DC325
• Confirmation: 9 May 1938, Winona, Winona County, Minnesota, USA, St. Paul's Church

Notes:

Cremation:
Ashes Strewn In Mississippi River

Occupation:
Sales

David married Phyllis Hull on 27 Mar 1955 in Waukon, Allamakee County, Iowa, USA. Phyllis was born on 4 Sep 1934; died on 18 Mar 2016 in Waukesha, Waukesha County, Wisconsin, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]