We don't know how Dennis came to America, and we catch up with him in Juneau County WI in 1860. Mary is listed in the 1860 census as Mary Hayden, age 15 on the listing of her father's family in Lemonweir township, Juneau County WI. Dennis may have been away working on the railroad. Their first child, Catherine Hayden was born on 26 July 1861 (my great great grandmother). Mary Hines was born in about 1828 in New Brunswick, Canada. We believe she was born near the Red Bank area. She was the daughter of John Hines and Mary Mackey.
Dennis and Mary had fourteen or fifteen children: My great great grandmother Catherine Hayden Neiland (1861-1912), Martin Hayden (b1863), Mary E. "Molly" Hayden Parker (1864-1934), Luke T. Hayden (1866-1927), Margaret Hayden (1868-1910), Bridget Hayden Whittington (1870-1848), Cecelia Hayden Hymer (1871-1927), Julia Hayden Willette (1874-1952), Winifred Hayden Deneen (1878-1950), Anne Hayden McConville(1878-1931), James Hayden (b1880), Edward J. Hayden (1881-1946), Dennis Hayden (1881-about 1918), Elizabeth Hayden (1888-1946), and Claude Hayden (1889-1928). I think James and Edward are the same person.
The 1870 Census showed the family living in New Lisbon, Juneau County, with Dennis's occupation being a lumber laborer. By 1880, Dennis is listed as a railroad section foreman, living in Orange Township (Camp Douglas area), Juneau County WI. The history of Camp Douglas mentions that by 1872 that Dennis Hayden had been living in the area. Dennis's son Luke became one of the first Camp Douglas Village board members when first convened in April 1899. A history of the area mentions "We know that there was quite a number of settlers here as early as the 1840's and 1850's because the Catholic Church records show six families of that faith held services at first from Sauk City, then in 1857 from Mauston, then in 1862 from New Lisbon, and after 1876 from Necedah. The families were the Duffys, Ryans, Kervins, Marrows, Haydens, and Wilkinsons."
Dennis died in June of 1890 and was buried in St. Paul's Cemetary in New Lisbon, WI. For a time, Mary may have moved to Eau Claire WI to live with her son Luke. The 1900 U.S. Census shows her living with her son Edward in Superior, Douglas County WI. Mary died in July of 1914 at the age of 72 in the home of her daughter, Mrs. PA (Anne) McConville.
Johann's occupation was listed as a scavenger (I assume today we'd call him a recycler). They lived in Milwaukee across the street from a railroad track. One snowy night, December 4, 1897, as he was walking home from a gathering at a local tavern, he slipped on the railroad tracks, hit his head, and was killed by an oncoming train. Understandably, this was an overwhelming blow to his wife. But on top of this tragedy, they had lost their son Frank to Bright's disease less than a month before, on November 7,1897 (he was 22.) I know almost nothing about Franciska. The last document I can find about her is her signature on the receipt for Johann's personal effects. I cannot find a death, remarriage, or census record on her.
Emma Huebner married Frank Jeske on October 2, 1888 in Milwaukee. They had six sons: Victor, Eddie, John, Francis, Joseph, and Anton. She died at age 76 on April 11,1942.
John Huebner was born in Germany in 1866. In about 1887, he married Augusta. He was an engineer at the Albert Trostel Tannery. He died on November 13 1930.
Joseph Huebner was born in Germany in 1870. He married Eva Walloch in Milwaukee on 10 May 1893. Joe and Eva moved to Washington DC in 1897 and worked as a boiler fireman at the National Museum (Smithsonian.) He transferred back to the Milwaukee Federal Building in 1899. In about 1902, he accepted work as a fireman at the A.F. Gallun and Sons Tannery. He rose to the rank of Chief Engineer in his 38 year career with Gallun. Joe spoke "high German" according to family oral history, whereas Eva spoke both German and Polish. They had four children: Bill, Sue Huebner Beduhn, Henry, and Herb. Joe worked until his death in July of 1946. Eva lived with her daughter and son-in-law, Sue and Ed Beduhn, until her death in 1955.
Alexander died in 1904 at the age of 26. Other than the passenger list, I have found no record of Herman.
Michael Neiland was born on May 2, 1854 in Buckingham Quebec. He was a lumberjack, and eventually moved to Chippewa Falls / Eau Claire Wisconsin area. He married Catherine Hayden around 1885 . In the late 1880's they moved north to Superior WI. They lived in Superior until about 1900, when they moved to Milwaukee. Along the way, Michael and Catherine had 9 children: John Neiland (b1886, d1916), Dennis Neiland (b.1889,d.1954), Mary Neiland (b.1890,d. 1905), my grandmother Catherine Neiland Sweeney (b1893,d. 1944), Michael "Frank" Neiland (b. 1893, d.1949), the twins Margaret Neiland Parker Nofsinger (b. 1901, d.1971) and Edward Neiland (b.1901,d. 1980), Ceciliann Neiland Ryan (b. 1903) and Eugene Neiland (b1905,d. 1925). Michael and Catherine knew their share of sorrow. Their daughter Mary was killed in a tragic accident at age 15. She was ironing clothes and was cleaning the stove when her clothing caugt fire. Catherine Hayden Neiland died in August of 1912. Son John died in a railway accident in 1916, and son Eugene passed on from Hodgkin's disease in 1925. After Catherine's death Michael moved back to the Chippewa Valley, where he died in 1927.
Local histories tell of Daniel building his own and his neighbor's log cabins. At the time they hired a wagon to take their posessions to their new property, there were still native Americans living in the area during the warmer months. Daniel died in 1887 at age 95 on the farm he had pioneered. Margaret died in 1902 at age 90.
Daniel's son Bryan Sweeney was born in Muskego in November of 1848, the year of Wisconsin's admission to statehood. He married Mary Dyson in September of 1872. They had about 12 children: Daniel (1873-1891), John (1875-1949), Mary Fuhr(1877-1963), James (1878-1900), Ellen (1880-1880), Sylvester (1881-?), George (1883-1935), Sarah Acker (1886-1905), Ellen (1888-?), Maris (1890-1890), Edward (1890-1892), and Alice O'Halloran (1893-?). Bryan died at age 48 in 1896; so Mary had to carry on and raise the children still at home. She passed away at age 70 in August 1918.
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