. Commemorative biographical record of the counties of Brown, Kewaunee and Door, Wisconsin . ,which have sent sturdy men and womeninto the four quarters of the globe, therehave come few, if any, who can laystronger claim to the proud title, aself-made man, and he bears his laurelswith becoming composure. CHARLES JOANNES, member ofthe firm of Joannes Bros., whole-sale grocers, Green Baj. Wis.,is a native of Belgium, born inthe town of Tervueren, about six mileseast of Brussels, April 24, 1844, theeldest son of Eugene C. and Marie Eliza-beth (Vandersmissen) Joannes. In 1856 the family, consistin
. Commemorative biographical record of the counties of Brown, Kewaunee and Door, Wisconsin . ,which have sent sturdy men and womeninto the four quarters of the globe, therehave come few, if any, who can laystronger claim to the proud title, aself-made man, and he bears his laurelswith becoming composure. CHARLES JOANNES, member ofthe firm of Joannes Bros., whole-sale grocers, Green Baj. Wis.,is a native of Belgium, born inthe town of Tervueren, about six mileseast of Brussels, April 24, 1844, theeldest son of Eugene C. and Marie Eliza-beth (Vandersmissen) Joannes. In 1856 the family, consisting offather, mother and eight children, lefttheir native land for the New World,taking passage on a sailing vessel at .Ant-werp, and after a voyage of thirty-ninedays landed in New York. From therethey proceeded westward to Wisconsin,via rail to Buffalo, thence steamer toGreen Bay, which they found to be athriving village and important tradingpoint. The family settled in Lawrencetownship. Brown county, on a smallfarm, which they commenced to clear, byhard work and untiring perseverance to.
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