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History of Northern Wisconsin
pub: The Western Historical Company,
     Chicago, 1881


         [page 182]
         
         CLAUS OESAU, farmer, Sec. 11, P.O. New Holstein. Born in
       Helstein, Germany, Jan. 28, 1809; was reared on a farm, and 
       served a while in the army. In 1848, having made preparations 
       the year before, his party started for their western home. 
       They arrived in New York, and took a special boat, there 
       being sixty-seven in the party, and finally landed at Sheboy-
       gan. They there met Mr. Austenfeldt, then agent for Gray & 
       Bentner, of whom he bought 200 acres of land on what are Secs.
       I0 and II. Here he settled. He then started a store on the 
       farm, but in 1850 bought twenty-three acres and a big log 
       house, and opened a store in the village of New Holstein. 
       This he kept till 1857, when he moved back to the farm. He 
       has been married twice, the first time to Miss MARGARET 
       ALBRIGHT, and then to the widow of Mr. TIMM. He had five 
       children - CECELIA (now a widow), HENRY, TYERK, CLAUS 
       (deceased), ANNA M. (deceased); his wife had two, FRITZ 
       and BETTA. Mr. OESAU was a member of the first Town Board, 
       and was Chairman in 1859 and 1860, also from 1864 to 1869. 
       He is a passive member of the Turn Verein, and started the 
       Lutheran society in 1857, and helped build the church in 
       1867.

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