In November of 1858 Martin bought land from Jacob Wisheintner. He signed an indenture for $102 for lot 5 block 220, village of Portsmouth (later incorporated into Bay City.) A brew master by trade, he built and was a half partner in a brewery on the land.
In February of 1860 Martin signed a petition to become a citizen, but he did not live long enough to complete the process. Martin died on 22 Sep 1860 at the age of 37.
He left his widow and two small daughters his half share in the old brewery, which was worth only the land it stood on. He also owned a 3/5 share in a new brewery on lot 4 block 109. His estate was estimated at a worth of $700.
Catherine retained personal possessions valued at $80.80 which included furniture, bedding, a milk cow and a horse. A dwelling on the original lot was worth $175 and tools of the brewing trade, including wagons and stock for delivery were worth $168.70.(1)
Shortly thereafter, on 14 Jan 1861, Catherine remarried another Bavarian brew master, John Martin Schramm. Their daughter Magdalena was born in 1865.
Great granddaughter Mary Rowe remembers her grandmother, Mary, talking about the Indians who used to come to the brewery on ponies with their manes tied up in rags. After an afternoon of drinking they would sleep it off on the floor of the brewery. As Mary was a toddler when her father died, it would seem logical that she was remembering the brewery of her step-father Martin Schramm.
Catherine outlived her second husband, who died in 1903. In 1905 she was living with her widowed daughter Elizabeth and daughter Lena, who never married. Katherine died on 8 Aug 1907 in Bay City.
Martin and Catherine are buried in St. Patrick's cemetery in Bay City.
Martin Silbereisen and Catherine Resch had two daughters
Mary married Michael Lynn
Elizabeth married Thomas Francis Martin
Catherine Resch and Martin Schramm had one daughter Lena. Lena helped raise her three nephews when her sister, Elizabeth, died in 1911. She died 4 May 1943 at the age of 78.(2)
(1) Petition for the Appt. of an Administrator Bay Co MI, 21 Dec 1861 -- State of Michigan, County of Bay, Probate Court in the matter of the Estate of Martin Silbereisen, deceased, Aug 21st 1907, 18 Sep 1907, 19 Sep 1907 (daughters had reached majority).
(2) "Michigan, Death Certificates, 1921-1952," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KF4Y-QQ2 : accessed 04 Sep 2013), Lena F Schramm, 1943.
In February of 1860 Martin signed a petition to become a citizen, but he did not live long enough to complete the process. Martin died on 22 Sep 1860 at the age of 37. He left his widow and two small daughters his half share in the old brewery, which was worth only the land it stood on. He also owned a 3/5 share in a new brewery on lot 4 block 109. His estate was estimated at a worth of $700.
Catherine retained personal possessions valued at $80.80 which included furniture, bedding, a milk cow and a horse. A dwelling on the original lot was worth $175 and tools of the brewing trade, including wagons and stock for delivery were worth $168.70.(1)
Shortly thereafter, on 14 Jan 1861, Catherine remarried another Bavarian brew master, John Martin Schramm. Their daughter Magdalena was born in 1865.
Great granddaughter Mary Rowe remembers her grandmother, Mary, talking about the Indians who used to come to the brewery on ponies with their manes tied up in rags. After an afternoon of drinking they would sleep it off on the floor of the brewery. As Mary was a toddler when her father died, it would seem logical that she was remembering the brewery of her step-father Martin Schramm.
Catherine outlived her second husband, who died in 1903. In 1905 she was living with her widowed daughter Elizabeth and daughter Lena, who never married. Katherine died on 8 Aug 1907 in Bay City.
Martin and Catherine are buried in St. Patrick's cemetery in Bay City.
Martin Silbereisen and Catherine Resch had two daughters
Mary married Michael Lynn
Elizabeth married Thomas Francis Martin
Catherine Resch and Martin Schramm had one daughter Lena. Lena helped raise her three nephews when her sister, Elizabeth, died in 1911. She died 4 May 1943 at the age of 78.(2)
(1) Petition for the Appt. of an Administrator Bay Co MI, 21 Dec 1861 -- State of Michigan, County of Bay, Probate Court in the matter of the Estate of Martin Silbereisen, deceased, Aug 21st 1907, 18 Sep 1907, 19 Sep 1907 (daughters had reached majority).
(2) "Michigan, Death Certificates, 1921-1952," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KF4Y-QQ2 : accessed 04 Sep 2013), Lena F Schramm, 1943.
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